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Jamestown Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which was NOT a reason England wanted a colony in North America?

a)

They wanted more wealth and power.

b)

They wanted to grow crops.

c)

They wanted to find natural resources.

d)

They hoped to find gold and silver.

2.

What were the settlers hoping to find when they arrived in Jamestown? Pick all of the correct answers.

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Raw Material

d)

Fish

e)

Lumber

3.

True or False


The king of England granted the charters to the Virginia Company of London.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

True or False


The charters gave permission for the settlers to start a colony in Virginia.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False


The charters gave English rights to

the settlers living in Virginia.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which of the following was a reason the settlers chose to build their fort on the James River?

a)

The water was deep enough for their ships to dock.

b)

The land did not belong to anyone.

c)

The soil was good for growing crops.

d)

The settlers ran out of money and could

not travel any further.

7.

Which of the following was NOT a reason the settlers chose to build their fort on the James River?

a)

The water was deep enough for their ships to dock.

b)

They believed they had clean drinking water.

c)

They discovered gold in the James River.

d)

The site was easy to defend from attack.

8.

True or False


The settlers faced many hardships when they arrived in Jamestown

a)

True

b)

False

9.

True or False


The settlers had all the skills they needed to survive in the new colony.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False


The settlers died from starvation and disease.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

True or False


The settlers had plenty of clean water to drink.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

This man helped the colonists to survive. Who was he?

a)

John Smith

b)

Chief Powhatan

c)

George Washington

d)

King James I

13.

John Smith helped the colony to survive by making what rule?

a)

"You must dig for gold."

b)

"We will cut down trees for lumber."

c)

"No work, No food."

d)

"Everyone goes back to England."

14.

The settlers were able to survive because ________ __________ arrived from England.

a)

supply ships

b)

new charters

c)

corn crops

d)

metal tools

15.

True or False


The settlers survived because they refused to focus on farming.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

This woman served as a contact between English settlers and the Powhatan tribe. Who was she?

a)

John Smiths wife

b)

Sacagawea

c)

Queen Elizabeth I

d)

Pocahontas

17.

True or False


The English traded tools, pots and copper with the Powhatan in exchange for food, fur and leather.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Over time the relationship with the Powhatans negatively changed because---

a)

John Smith returned to England.

b)

the settlers took more of the Powhatan’s land.

c)

the settlers learned how to grow corn.

d)

Pocahontas married an English settler.

19.

True or False


Women and Africans helped to make Jamestown more permanent.

a)

True

b)

False