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Early American Settlements Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______________________ was the leader of the ill-fated Roanoke colony

a)

John Smith

b)

John White

c)

James Smith

d)

James White

2.

_______________________Became leader of the Jamestown settlement, and improved their situation

a)

John White

b)

John Smith

c)

James White

d)

James Smith

3.

_____________________ ended up marrying Pocahontas in the Jamestown settlement

a)

John Smith

b)

John White

c)

John Rolfe

d)

Johnny Appleseed

4.

The ____________________ settlement was found off the current coast of North Carolina

a)

Boston

b)

Plymouth

c)

Jamestown

d)

Roanoke

5.

The _________________________ settlement was set off a swampy river in the Virginia Colony

a)

Jamestown

b)

Plymouth

c)

Roanoke

d)

Quebec

6.

The _____________________ settlement was selected to be in a calm bay 500 miles north of Virginia.

a)

Jamestown

b)

Roanoke

c)

Plymouth

d)

St. Augustine

7.

The words "CROATOAN" , left by the Roanoke settlers, referred to...

a)

an enemy native tribe

b)

a friendly native tribe

c)

the name of their boat

d)

Captured Roanoke On Attack Tribe Of American Natives

8.

Queen Elizabeth of England could not give John White a ship to go back to Roanoke because England was at war with ___________

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Holland

d)

Germany

9.

Jamestown was created and funded by a group of wealthy investors (venture capitalists) called the __________________

a)

Shark Tank

b)

Dutch East India Company

c)

Virginia Company

d)

Northwest Passage Group

10.

The search for _____________ led many Jamestown settlers to neglect the basic tasks like farming and hunting

a)

Chick-Fil-A

b)

wi-fi

c)

fish

d)

gold

11.

Lack of order and poor planning among the settlers led to the harsh winter of 1610 in Jamestown known as...

a)

The Starving Time

b)

The Starvation Period

c)

The Door Dash Era

d)

The No GRUBHUB

12.

colonists of Virginia created a form of government to handle local matters called...

a)

The Virginia Congress

b)

The Parliament Virginie

c)

The House of Burgesses

d)

The House of Nobles

13.

Before leaving their ship, Plymouth settlers had to sign an agreement of rules for their settlement called...

a)

The Grand Agreement

b)

The Mayflower Compact

c)

The Plymouth Accords

d)

The Class Contract

14.

The original plan was for Plymouth settlers to go to ________________

a)

China

b)

Quebec

c)

Roanoke

d)

Jamestown

15.

Before coming to America, Plymouth settlers had spent time in _________________

a)

Germany

b)

Holland

c)

Spain

d)

France

16.

ANYONE who goes to live in a new place for their religious freedom is known as a _________________

a)

Missionary

b)

Pilgrim

c)

Founder

d)

Seeker

17.

The Pilgrims of Plymouth were known as ___________________ because they wanted to totally break away from the Anglican Church of England.

a)

Separatists

b)

Puritans

c)

Reformers

d)

Refugees

18.

The Pilgrims of Boston were known as ____________________ because they only wanted to cleanup some practices of the Anglican Church of England, NOT LEAVE IT.

a)

Separatists

b)

Puritans

c)

Reformists

d)

Refugees

19.

A Native American named __________________ was helpful to the Plymouth settlers because he had been to England with a person from Jamestown, and he spoke good English.

a)

Powhatan

b)

Squanto

c)

Pocahontas

d)

Geronimo

20.

Native Americans were originally invited to the first Thanksgiving Feast

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

21.

pumpkin pie was served at the first Thanksgiving feast.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE