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Jamestown and Roanoke Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these early English settlements was the first to be established in North America?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Roanoke

c)

Plymouth

d)

St. Lawrence

2.

Which of the following settlements was the first PERMANENT English settlement in the New World?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Roanoke

c)

St. Augustine

d)

Detroit

3.

Who was the ruler in England when Jamestown was established?

a)

King George I

b)

King John I

c)

King James I

d)

King Charles I

4.

This settlement disappeared and to this day, we don't know what happened.

a)

Roanoke

b)

Virginia

c)

Jamestown

d)

Florida

5.

What is an indentured servant?

a)

Someone who is a slave.

b)

Someone who works for a set number of years to pay off debt.

c)

Someone who invests in a company.

d)

The King's servant.

6.

Which crop saved the Jamestown Colony?

a)

Corn

b)

Wheat

c)

Tobacco

d)

Cotton

7.

What leader of Jamestown forced the settlers to work for their food?

a)

King James

b)

John Rolfe

c)

Captain John Smith

d)

John White

8.

Which Native American group originally lived near Jamestown before there was a colony?

a)

Squanto

b)

Powhatan

c)

Creek

d)

Cherokee

9.

What company was granted a charter by King James to settle in North America?

30sec

a)

King James Company

b)

East Indian Company

c)

Virginia Company

d)

Jamestown Company

10.

The harsh winters where the settlers ran out of resources at Jamestown were called what?

a)

Pleasant Times

b)

Starving Times

c)

Hungry Times

d)

Cold Times

11.

What was the first form of government in the U.S.?

a)

House of Burgesses

b)

President

c)

White House

d)

House of Representatives

12.

What is a cash crop?

a)

A type of clothing the Powhatan Indians wore.

b)

A crop that is grown and sold for profit.

c)

Trading route.

d)

A type a language that is spoken.

13.

The Powhatan Indian attacked the European settlers because they took over their land and grew tobacco plantations.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What did John White find upon his return to Roanoke three years later?

a)

A successful community that traded with the natives.

b)

A small working town with buildings carved out of lumber.

c)

Directions to CROATOAN, a town where they had moved.

d)

A deserted colony with the word CROATOAN carved in a tree.

15.

Why was the location of Jamestown a problem?

Check the correct answers.

a)

The land was swampy and wasn't great for farming.

b)

Easily flooded.

c)

Disease carrying mosquitoes.

d)

Too close to Indians.

16.

Who was the chief's daughter, Pocahontas married to?

a)

John White

b)

John Smith

c)

John Rolfe

d)

John James

17.

What problems did Jamestown face?

Check the 2 correct answers.

a)

They owed money to the Virginia Company but couldn't pay it.

b)

Lack of resources during the winter time.

c)

Attacks from other countries.

d)

Corrupt leader.