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WorksheetsJamestown and Roanoke Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of these early English settlements was the first to be established in North America?
Jamestown
Roanoke
Plymouth
St. Lawrence
Which of the following settlements was the first PERMANENT English settlement in the New World?
Jamestown
Roanoke
St. Augustine
Detroit
Who was the ruler in England when Jamestown was established?
King George I
King John I
King James I
King Charles I
This settlement disappeared and to this day, we don't know what happened.
Roanoke
Virginia
Jamestown
Florida
What is an indentured servant?
Someone who is a slave.
Someone who works for a set number of years to pay off debt.
Someone who invests in a company.
The King's servant.
Which crop saved the Jamestown Colony?
Corn
Wheat
Tobacco
Cotton
What leader of Jamestown forced the settlers to work for their food?
King James
John Rolfe
Captain John Smith
John White
Which Native American group originally lived near Jamestown before there was a colony?
Squanto
Powhatan
Creek
Cherokee
What company was granted a charter by King James to settle in North America?
30sec
King James Company
East Indian Company
Virginia Company
Jamestown Company
The harsh winters where the settlers ran out of resources at Jamestown were called what?
Pleasant Times
Starving Times
Hungry Times
Cold Times
What was the first form of government in the U.S.?
House of Burgesses
President
White House
House of Representatives
What is a cash crop?
A type of clothing the Powhatan Indians wore.
A crop that is grown and sold for profit.
Trading route.
A type a language that is spoken.
The Powhatan Indian attacked the European settlers because they took over their land and grew tobacco plantations.
True
False
What did John White find upon his return to Roanoke three years later?
A successful community that traded with the natives.
A small working town with buildings carved out of lumber.
Directions to CROATOAN, a town where they had moved.
A deserted colony with the word CROATOAN carved in a tree.
Why was the location of Jamestown a problem?
Check the correct answers.
The land was swampy and wasn't great for farming.
Easily flooded.
Disease carrying mosquitoes.
Too close to Indians.
Who was the chief's daughter, Pocahontas married to?
John White
John Smith
John Rolfe
John James
What problems did Jamestown face?
Check the 2 correct answers.
They owed money to the Virginia Company but couldn't pay it.
Lack of resources during the winter time.
Attacks from other countries.
Corrupt leader.
