WorksheetsEarly English Settlements
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Who gave a group of men permission to make Jamestown?
King James I
Sir Walter Raleigh
Queen Elizabeth
King Ferdinand
Why did the settlers select the name "Jamestown"?
To honor King James I
To honor a baby born on the ship
To honor Saint James
To honor the ship's captain
What kept John White from returning to Roanoke for nearly three years?
the collapse of the English economy
the defeat of the Spanish Armada
fighting between England and Portugal
War with Spain and French Pirates
“The starving time” was the winter of 1609-1610, when food shortages, fractured leadership, and a siege by Powhatan Indian warriors killed two of every three colonists at James Fort. From its beginning, the colony struggled to maintaining a food supply. This summary provided by a historical Jamestown site, calls this historical period ___________________
the awful time.
the feasting time.
the starving time.
the thoughtful time.
Put the following events in the proper chronological order from earliest to latest
Columbus, Roanoke, Defeat of Armanda, Jamestown
Jamestown, Roanoke, Defeat of Armada, Columbus
Columbus, Defeat of Armada, Roanoke, Jamestown
Roanoke, Jamestown, Columbus, Defeat of Armada
The first English child born in the American colonies was...
Virginia Dare
Francis Drake
John White
James Yeardley
What year was Jamestown founded?
1606
1607
1609
1610
Jamestown is located in what state?
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
South Carolina
Roanoke Island lies off the coast of what is now North Carolina.
True
False
What is true about Jamestown?
Many hardships combined together to make survival difficult, such as harsh weather, hostility with the natives, and diseases due to geography.
Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the new world.
People like John Smith, Pocahontas and John Rolfe were very important in helping Jamestown survive.
All of the above.
