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The Virginia Company

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did the Virginia Company receive a royal charter from King James I?

a)

1906

b)

1506

c)

1492

d)

1607

2.

How did the Virginia Company raise money?

a)

sold candy bars

b)

sold shares or parts of the company

c)

built ships

d)

put on a play

3.

What did the Virginia Company hope to find in North America?

a)

ancient relics

b)

Pocahontas

c)

gold, silver, and precious metals

d)

the Fountain of Youth

4.

What was the name of the colony that mysteriously disappeared?

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Cuba

d)

Russellville

5.

What word means to provide money for something?

a)

spend

b)

give

c)

finance

d)

bank

6.

How many ships did the Virginia Company send to North America?

a)

100

b)

6

c)

3

d)

12

7.

How many men and boys did the Virginia Company send to North America?

a)

1,000

b)

500

c)

3

d)

100

8.

What did the Virginia Company expect the colony to make money with?

a)

goods and natural resources

b)

shoes

c)

pizza

d)

toys

9.

What was the name of the colony started by the Virginia Company?

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

New York

d)

New Spain

10.

Which English colony was built first?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Roanoke

c)

New York

d)

Paris