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WorksheetsEarly English Settlements
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 32mins
What year was Jamestown established?
1607
1997
1492
1563
What was the first PERMANENT english settlement?
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
Frankfort
In 1606, King James gave permission to a group of wealthy men to start a colony in _________ ____________.
South America
North America
Asia
Europe
The Virginia Company sent 105 men to __________ in Virginia.
explore
hike
settle
farm
The settlers in Jamestown were hoping that they would find_____________?
Diamonds
Deer
Gold
Wild Turkey
They named the settlement after King James and called it ______________.
Kingstown
Plymouth
Roanoke
Jamestown
Jamestown was built on a __________.
Mountain
Marsh
Hilltop
Field
The land in Jamestown was not good for___________.
Farming
Swimming
Hunting
Golfing
Mosquitos carried a deadly disease call__________.
Chicken Pox
Measles
Malaria
Scarlet Fever
By the end of 1607, disease and other hardships had __________ many of the settlers in Jamestown.
killed
harmed
vanished
created
In late 1607, one of the settlers in Jamestown, Captain ______ ________ was captured by Native Americans.
John Rolfe
John Carver
John White
John Smith
Powhatan, the chief of a nearby Native American tribe, almost killed smith but _______________, Powhatan's daughter saved his John Smith's life.
Squanto
Massasoit
Pocahontas
Wampanoag
Pocahontas visited Jamestown several times, bringing ______ to trade with the settlers.
gold
weapons
food
diamonds
In September of 1608, John Smith became the leader of what settlement?
Roanoke
Plymouth
England
Jamestown
A famous quote by John smith is "Any man who does not work, does not _________."
Play
Eat
Sail
Hunt
John Smith got badly ________ and had to return to England. Jamestown lost a great leader.
Burned
Upset
overheated
harmed
Jamestown settlers never found any _____, so they needed a way to support their colony in order to stay in America.
corn
gold
diamonds
tools
_______ _________ found a way to grow a sweet-tasting kind of tobacco.
John White
John Rolfe
John Smith
John Carver
Tobacco became Virginia's _______.
money
gold
diamonds
food
Jamestown created the House of Burgesses-a group of elected _____________ to make laws for the colony.
leaders
presidents
representatives
kings
John _______ married Pocahontas.
White
Smith
Carver
Rolfe
Jamestown survived an attack where 347 colonists were killed by Native Americans and became the first _______________ English settlement in North America.
Permanent
European
Absent
Attempt
Where is the third english settlement?
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
England
Plymouth was started by people who were looking for religious freedom called ___________.
Pilgrims
explorers
historians
Europeans
King James said that everyone in England had to belong to the _________ ___ ____________and some people refused.
Church of England
Catholic Church
Baptist Church
English School
Those who refused were called ____________ meaning they wanted to “separate” or have a different church.
refugees
explorers
settlers
separatists
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.
Nina
Pinta
Santa Maria
Mayflower
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 _____________ ____________.
Mayflower Compact
peace treaty
Bill of rights
Pledge of Allegiance
They built houses and a meeting hall called a ________ _______.
log cabin
reception hall
common house
school house
In March 1621, ___________, a Wampanoag Native American visited the Pilgrims.
Pocahontas
Wampanoag
Powhatan
Squanto
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.
corn
beans
squash
tobacco
___________, 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.
Wampanoag
Pocahontas
Massasoit
Powhatan
In the fall, the Pilgrims decided to celebrate the harvest and invited the Wampanoag people to a feast of thanksgiving. The feast lasted _____ days.
10
5
3
6
William Bradford was elected ___________, or leader of Plymouth in 1621 and served for more than 30 years.
president
leader
governor
king
Over time, ships brought more settlers to Plymouth. Other groups joined the Pilgrims and settled in the area that we now call _____ __________.
New England
New York
New World
Little Europe
The first attempt at an english settlement was named?
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
New England
The leader of Roanoke was?
John Smith
John White
John Carver
John Rolfe
At Roanoke Island the settlers found __________ carved into a tree?
Croatoan
Roanoke
Hatteras Island
Creator
Roanoke is located in present day _______ _______?
South Carolina
Florida
Texas
North Carolina
All three of our early english settlers, Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth came from?
Asia
England
London
France
The settlers of Jamestown left England looking for _______.
Better way of life
Gold
Religious freedom
crops to grow
In _______, 117 colonists departed England to set up a
colony at Roanoke Island.
1587
1628
1715
2020
