WorksheetsChapter 3; Lesson 1: The Jamestown Colony
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 20mins
The ruler of England at the time the Jamestown Colony began.
Queen Elizabeth I
King Ferdinand I
King James I
Queen Isabella I
In 1606, who received a charter to settle a colony in North America from the ruler of England?
Dutch West India Company
Virginia Company of London
Sir Walter Raleigh
John Smith
Which statement best supports the conclusion that most of the first settlers in Jamestown were motivated by the desire for riches?
In 1606, King James I granted a group of merchants a charter to establish a colony in North America.
In December 1606, the Virginia Company sent 144 men and boys to establish the colony of Jamestown.
Many of the original settlers did not plan to stay permanently but wanted to find gold and return to England.
Many of the original settlers had little experience or desire to do hard outdoor work, such as building or farming.
What was a major reason that the settlers specifically chose the Jamestown site?
It was close to a ready supply of salty water.
It was a spot where attackers could be seen and fought off.
It was on a small lake through which settlers could travel inland.
The land was marshy and good for building on.
Which of the following reason(s) played a role in the near failure of the Jamestown Colony? (check all boxes that apply).
Land was low and swampy
Water was salty and dangerous to drink
The native Powhatan peoples killed many settlers
Air was filled with disease-ridden mosquitos
To survive, who did the settlers elect as leader of the Jamestown Colony?
John White
John Rolfe
John Smith
George Percy
Under new leadership, the colonists were forced to do all of the following, EXCEPT? (choose the answer that does NOT belong)
Work 4-6 hours per day
Plant crops and fish rivers
Build homes and dig wells
Hunt and trade with the Powhatan
True/False: The ratio between men and women was starkly different, which posed significant challenges to the social structure that saw family as the main center of social order, economy, and survival.
True
False
When George Percy took over Jamestown in 1609, it fell on extremely hard times where only 60 colonists remained alive. What was this infamous time in Jamestown history known as?
Starving Time
Jamestown Famine
The English Deficiency
Hunger Time
Chief Powhatan had a strained relationship with George Percy and the colonists. What was the main reason that turned a once friendly relationship into one of tension?
Drought
Colonists extended too far onto Powhatan lands.
George Percy took Powhatan people prisoners and forced them to farm for them.
King James I threatened to send his military to war against the Powhatan.
True or False: Despite Jamestown being a struggling colony, the Powhatan Confederacy was quite small and were unable to fight off English advancement into their territories.
True
False
What were the major contributing factor(s) that led to the Powhatan Wars? (check all boxes that apply).
John Smith sustained a gunpowder injury and was permanently sent back to England.
John Rolfe''s marriage to Pocahontas.
The increase in colonial diseases that swept through the land.
Opechangcanough was enraged by the Jamestown Colony's growth into their native lands.
The version of Pocahontas's legendary story, which has been now come to be known as "suspect", was created by who originally?
Chief Powhatan
John Rolfe
John Smith
Anne Burras
Authors, historians, and descendants of Pocahontas, offer expert testimony to paint a picture of Pocahontas. Which of the following are true of Pocahontas based on their accounts? (check all boxes that apply).
She was clever and brave.
She was a translator and an ambassador.
She was a warrior.
She was a leader.
Camilla Townsend, an authority on Pocahontas and a history professor at Rutgers University, claims the story of Pocahontas and John Smith has been distorted for so long. What is her main reason for why she believes Pocahontas's relationship with John Smith has become so popular?
The idea makes white American culture feel good about their history.
It was considered taboo at the time for a native girl and white man to have a relationship.
Provides Native peoples with a prominent female role model for the world to see.
People eat up a good love story and it helps to make history interesting.
Who did Pocahontas marry?
John Smith
John White
John Rolfe
George Percey
Until recently, what was the initial overall perception of Pocahontas by the Pamunkey tribe (the tribe she was a member of)?
Pocahontas has not been a popular figure among Native Americans because the narrative of her story is of an Indian who virtually worshiped white culture.
The Pamunkey hold her in high esteem because she brought two cultures together in unity.
Pocahontas is seen as a traitor to the Pamunkey people because she married outside of her tribe and moved to England to live with her husband.
She is a role model for all Pamunkey girls and her story is often told during celebrations to honor her legacy.
There are many lessons to learn from Pocahontas's story. Which of the following lessons can be learned from the REAL version of Pocahontas's story? (please check all boxes that apply).
One can show extraordinary strength against difficult odds.
Betrayal to one's culture can tarnish your name for history.
Despite daunting circumstances one can still show courage and cleverness.
It takes brilliance and strategy to navigate challenging times.
Research now supports the fact that at some point when John Smith arrived in Jamestown, he was kidnapped by the Powhatan, interrogated, then released. During that time of captivity, what did John Smith and Pocahontas do together?
They were married.
They taught one another some basic components of their languages.
They developed a scheme to overthrow the Powhatan.
They developed a trade network between the Powhatan and English.
True or False: It would help everybody, both native and mainstream culture, if more people understood what native experience was really like both at the time of conquest and since.
True
False
Who introduced tobacco as a cash crop to the Jamestown Colony?
John Smith
George Percey
John Rolfe
The Dutch
What benefit(s) did the Jamestown Colony gain from having tobacco as a cash crop? (check all boxes that apply).
Stabilized relationships with the Powhatan.
Increased population size.
Caused tensions between colonists over land ownership rights.
Provide wealth.
True or False: For the colonists, the need for more land to grow tobacco, led to many conflicts with the Powhatan culminating into the Powhatan Wars.
True
False
These were people who worked under a contract to pay off a debt, which typically lasted 5-7 years.
Slaves
Missionaries
Indentured Servants
Prisoners of War
Who did the Jamestown Colony trade food with to acquire their first 20 African slaves?
Spanish
Dutch
Portuguese
Russians
What ultimately led to the rise in the amount of African slaves in the Virginia Colony?
Colonists were lazy and didn't want to farm their own land.
There were not enough English prisoners being sent over to Jamestown from England.
Wealthy colonists looked down upon labor and forced others to work for them.
As the demand for tobacco grew, the planters needed more workers.
As colonists expanded their farms deeper into Powhatan lands, which of the following reasons prevented the Powhatan from being enslaved themselves? (check all boxes that apply) .
They created an alliance with England's rival Spain.
They were well connected with other Powhatan families which helped them hide.
They knew the land very well.
The colonists feared them so they did not attempt to capture them.
What was the first representative government set up by Europeans in the Americas?
House of Representativies
Parliament
House of Burgesses
Democratic Convention
What are the TWO largest cash crops currently grown in modern America today?
Rice and Corn
Tobacco and Cotton
Rice and Wheat
Cocoa and Sugar
Of the following explanations, which BEST defines the concept of Supply and Demand.
The identification, evaluation, and prioritization of risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize,
How the price and quantity of goods sold in markets are determined.
A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
A reduction in the value of an asset with the passage of time, due in particular to wear and tear.
When choosing the location of the Jamestown Colony, which of the following factor(s) did the English colonists fail to consider? (check all boxes that apply)
Land was low and swampy.
Settlers had little experience or desire to build and farm.
Water was salty and dangerous to drink.
Air was full of disease-laden mosquitos.
During Starving Time, the Powhatan and colonists were forced to compete for food resources. Afraid to leave the Jamestown Fort due to Chief Powhatan's death threat, which of the following methods did colonists rely on for food?
Grew crops.
Cannibalism.
Ate horses, dogs, and rodents.
Fished
This could be considered the first step where colonists began to think about their independence from England.
The Boston Tea Party.
The Stamp Act.
King James I took control of the colony, from the Virginia Company of London.
The Townshend Acts.
