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WorksheetsColonial Life in America
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 14mins
What comes to mind when you think of "Colonial America"?
Think of a time when you went somewhere for the first time. How is it different from going somewhere you've been before? When you got there was it different than what you expected?
How did the new colonists view their natural resources in America?
They would never run out.
They must be used carefully.
They were scarce.
There were none.
What group led the trip to found Jamestown Colony?
Virginia Company
Massachusetts Bay Company
Boston College
East India Company
Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Virginia Company?
Find gold/silver.
Find alternate route to Asia.
Convert Native-Americans.
Trade slaves from Africa.
What was the first cash-crop that colonists grew and sold?
Cotton
Tobacco
Sugarcane
Corn
What Bible translation was released and popularized in the early 1600s during colonization?
American Standard Version (ASV)
English Standard Version (ESV)
King James Version (KJV)
Queen Elizabeth Version (QEV)
When was Jamestown established?
1607
1492
1611
1685
The English's first (and failed) attempt at establishing a colony was called?
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Jamestown
Williamsburg
Roanoke
What year was Roanoke Colony founded?
1585
1607
1611
1776
Often called the "Virgin Queen", the Virginia Company was named after which royal?
King James I
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Victoria III
Pocahontas
After watching the song from Pocahontas, how did the colonists think of the "New World"?
