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Early English Settlements

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year was Jamestown established?

a)

1607

b)

1997

c)

1492

d)

1563

2.

What was the first PERMANENT english settlement?

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

Frankfort

3.

In 1606, King James gave permission to a group of wealthy men to start a colony in _________ ____________.

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

4.

The Virginia Company sent 105 men to __________ in Virginia.

a)

explore

b)

hike

c)

settle

d)

farm

5.

The settlers in Jamestown were hoping that they would find_____________?

a)

Diamonds

b)

Deer

c)

Gold

d)

Wild Turkey

6.

They named the settlement after King James and called it ______________.

a)

Kingstown

b)

Plymouth

c)

Roanoke

d)

Jamestown

7.

Jamestown was built on a __________.

a)

Mountain

b)

Marsh

c)

Hilltop

d)

Field

8.

The land in Jamestown was not good for___________.

a)

Farming

b)

Swimming

c)

Hunting

d)

Golfing

9.

Mosquitos carried a deadly disease call__________.

a)

Chicken Pox

b)

Measles

c)

Malaria

d)

Scarlet Fever

10.

By the end of 1607, disease and other hardships had __________ many of the settlers in Jamestown.

a)

killed

b)

harmed

c)

vanished

d)

created

11.

In late 1607, one of the settlers in Jamestown, Captain ______ ________ was captured by Native Americans.

a)

John Rolfe

b)

John Carver

c)

John White

d)

John Smith

12.

Powhatan, the chief of a nearby Native American tribe, almost killed smith but _______________, Powhatan's daughter saved his John Smith's life.

a)

Squanto

b)

Massasoit

c)

Pocahontas

d)

Wampanoag

13.

Pocahontas visited Jamestown several times, bringing ______ to trade with the settlers.

a)

gold

b)

weapons

c)

food

d)

diamonds

14.

In September of 1608, John Smith became the leader of what settlement?

a)

Roanoke

b)

Plymouth

c)

England

d)

Jamestown

15.

A famous quote by John smith is "Any man who does not work, does not _________."

a)

Play

b)

Eat

c)

Sail

d)

Hunt

16.

John Smith got badly ________ and had to return to England. Jamestown lost a great leader.

a)

Burned

b)

Upset

c)

overheated

d)

harmed

17.

Jamestown settlers never found any _____, so they needed a way to support their colony in order to stay in America.

a)

corn

b)

gold

c)

diamonds

d)

tools

18.

_______ _________ found a way to grow a sweet-tasting kind of tobacco.

a)

John White

b)

John Rolfe

c)

John Smith

d)

John Carver

19.

Tobacco became Virginia's _______.

a)

money

b)

gold

c)

diamonds

d)

food

20.

Jamestown created the House of Burgesses-a group of elected _____________ to make laws for the colony.

a)

leaders

b)

presidents

c)

representatives

d)

kings

21.

John _______ married Pocahontas.

a)

White

b)

Smith

c)

Carver

d)

Rolfe

22.

Jamestown survived an attack where 347 colonists were killed by Native Americans and became the first _______________ English settlement in North America.

a)

Permanent

b)

European

c)

Absent

d)

Attempt

23.

Where is the third english settlement?

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

England

24.

Plymouth was started by people who were looking for religious freedom called ___________.

a)

Pilgrims

b)

explorers

c)

historians

d)

Europeans

25.

King James said that everyone in England had to belong to the _________ ___ ____________and some people refused.

a)

Church of England

b)

Catholic Church

c)

Baptist Church

d)

English School

26.

Those who refused were called ____________ meaning they wanted to “separate” or have a different church.

a)

refugees

b)

explorers

c)

settlers

d)

separatists

27.

In September 1620, the Pilgrims sailed from England on a ship called the ____________ and landed on the tip of Cape Cod in what is now Massachusetts.

a)

Nina

b)

Pinta

c)

Santa Maria

d)

Mayflower

28.

Before going ashore, the pilgrims drew up a plan of government to help them live together peacefully. Most of the men signed the agreement which is known as the _____________ ____________.

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

peace treaty

c)

Bill of rights

d)

Pledge of Allegiance

29.

They built houses and a meeting hall called a ________ _______.

a)

log cabin

b)

reception hall

c)

common house

d)

school house

30.

In March 1621, ___________, a Wampanoag Native American visited the Pilgrims.

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Wampanoag

c)

Powhatan

d)

Squanto

31.

Squanto could speak English so he stayed with the Pilgrims and taught them how to plant ________, catch fish, and get sweet syrup from maple trees.

a)

corn

b)

beans

c)

squash

d)

tobacco

32.

___________, chief of the Wampanoag people, and Squanto arranged a peace treaty or agreement between the natives and the Pilgrims. They agreed not to attack each other and would help protect each other.

a)

Wampanoag

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Massasoit

d)

Powhatan

33.

In the fall, the Pilgrims decided to celebrate the harvest and invited the Wampanoag people to a feast of thanksgiving. The feast lasted _____ days.

a)

10

b)

5

c)

3

d)

6

34.

William Bradford was elected ___________, or leader of Plymouth in 1621 and served for more than 30 years.

a)

president

b)

leader

c)

governor

d)

king

35.

Over time, ships brought more settlers to Plymouth. Other groups joined the Pilgrims and settled in the area that we now call _____ __________.

a)

New England

b)

New York

c)

New World

d)

Little Europe

36.

The first attempt at an english settlement was named?

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

New England

37.

The leader of Roanoke was?

a)

John Smith

b)

John White

c)

John Carver

d)

John Rolfe

38.

At Roanoke Island the settlers found __________ carved into a tree?

a)

Croatoan

b)

Roanoke

c)

Hatteras Island

d)

Creator

39.

Roanoke is located in present day _______ _______?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Florida

c)

Texas

d)

North Carolina

40.

All three of our early english settlers, Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth came from?

a)

Asia

b)

England

c)

London

d)

France

41.

The settlers of Jamestown left England looking for _______.

a)

Better way of life

b)

Gold

c)

Religious freedom

d)

crops to grow

42.

In _______, 117 colonists departed England to set up a

colony at Roanoke Island.

a)

1587

b)

1628

c)

1715

d)

2020