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WorksheetsBP Jamestown, Part 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
1. Of these countries, which was the last to begin colonizing efforts in the Americas?
a. Spain
b. England
c. France
d. Portugal
2. Sir Walter Raleigh did all of the following, except:
a. Serve Queen Elizabeth I
b. Claim land on America's East coast
c. Name Virginia
d. Establish Jamestown
3. The tough environment of the Virginia coast spurred Native tribes to:
a. band together for strength
b. move farther inland
c. abandon hunting in favor of farming
d. attack European settlements
4. Powhatan was the name of:
a. a village
b. a chief
c. a confederacy
a. all of the above
5. The Virginia Company of London relied on money from to set up Jamestown.
a. King James I
b. government taxes
c. private investors
d. foreign allies
6. Most of Jamestown's early settlers were motivated by a desire for:
a. wealth
b. self-rule
c. religious freedom
a. scientific knowledge
7. What made Jamestown's original location so difficult to settle?
a. It was far from the shore
b. It was a mosquito-infested swamp
c. It was unoccupied
d. It was claimed by the Spanish
8. The Powhatan traded food to the settlers in exchange for:
9. Wahunsenacawh viewed an alliance with Jamestown as protection against:
a. english expansion
b. french invasion
c. attacks from rival tribes
d. revolts from his own people
10. Pocahontas's role in interactions between the Powhatan and the English was most similar to:
a. a spy
b. a warrior
c. a merchant
d. an ambassador
