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WorksheetsEarly American Settlements Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who was Sir Walter Raleigh?
He was the first English baby born in America.
He helped the Pilgrims to farm at Plymouth Colony.
He helped to start the colony of Roanoke.
He said, "He that does not work, shall not eat."
Who was Captain John Smith?
He was a leader in Jamestown and said, "He that does not work, shall not eat."
He was a Native American that helped the pilgrims learn to farm.
He founded the colony of Roanoke.
He was the daughter of Chief Powhatan and helped to bring peace among the colonists of Jamestown and hte Native Americans.
Why was Pocahontas important?
She taught the Pilgrims how to create the Mayflower Compact.
She was a daughter of Chief Powhatan and helped to bring peace among the colonists and Native Americans.
She made friends with all the animals of the forest making her a Disney movie star.
She founded the colony of Plymouth.
What did Squanto and other Native Americans do to help the Pilgrims at Plymouth?
Taught then Native American songs and dances.
Escape from the colony of Roanoke to join the tribe of Croatoan.
Taught then American rules that they wrote down on the Mayflower Compact.
Taught them how to farm pumpkin, squash, and corn.
What is important about Virginia Dare?
She partnered with Pocahontas to create the Virginia House of Burgesses.
She married Squanto and they celebrated at the first Thanksgiving dinner.
She was the first English baby born in America.
She carved "Croatoan" on the gatepost at Roanoke.
What happened at Roanoke?
They started the first Thanksgiving.
They started an American government and elected Abraham Lincoln as president.
The colony disappeared with only one clue left behind - the word, Croatoan.
A volcano eruption wiped out the settlement.
What word was carved into the gatepost and a tree with the colony of Roanoke was abandoned?
Pilgrim
Croatoan
Mayflower
Powhatan
What company started the colony of Jamestown?
Johnson & Johnson
Colony King James
Pilgrim's Pride
The Virginia Company
Why was the Virginia House of Burgesses important?
It is the house where Virginia Dare was born.
It was the first legislative (law-making) group that got together to make laws in America.
It's the place of the first American Thanksgiving feast.
It's the ship that brought pilgrims over to America.
Why did the Pilgrims decide to settle in America?
They wanted to become friends with the Native Americans.
They decided that living in a new place would be fun.
To start the first Thanksgiving in America.
They wanted the freedom to practice their own religion.
What was the Mayflower Company?
It was a type of cabin aboard the Mayflower ship.
A plan of government and set of rules that the Pilgrims agree to live by.
The charter the King of England gave to the Pilgrimes to start their own church.
The agreement between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans to live peacefully.
What did the Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth Rock colonies all have in common?
The settlers were not farmers.
Many of the settlers died of starvation or malaria, caused by mosquitos.
The settlers began having problems with the Native Americans.
All of the above.
Who settled the colony of St. Augustine?
English settlers
Pilgrims
Spanish settlers
French settlers
Because the Spanish kept their treasure ships at St. Augustine, the settlement attracted ________________________?
pirates
English soldiers
Pocahontas' tribe
Pilgrims
