WorksheetsEarly Settlement and Migration
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was the first permanent English settlement of North America?
a)
Plymouth
b)
Roanoke
c)
Youngstown
d)
Jamestown
2.
The main reason most of the early settlers came to the colonies of Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island was to
a)
Obtain better jobs
b)
Seek religious freedom
c)
Search for gold
d)
Help win the war against the Native Americans
3.
Why did the Pilgrims come to a new land and form a settlement?
a)
They wanted to be ruled by a king in Great Britain
b)
They wanted freedom to practice their own religion
c)
They wanted to start plantations and earn money
d)
They wanted to learn from the Native Americans
4.
Movement by people from one place to another with the intention of settling permanently in the new location.
a)
pull factor
b)
push factor
c)
distribution
d)
migration
5.
How many original colonies were there?
a)
11
b)
13
c)
15
6.
War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......
a)
Pull Factors
b)
Push Factors
c)
Jump Factors
d)
Falling Factors
7.
Economic opportunities, religious freedom, and political and social equality are all examples of...
a)
Push Factors
b)
Pull Factors
c)
Falling Factors
d)
Jump Factors
8.
Which colony was the first and was know as the 'lost colony'?
a)
Plymouth
b)
Roanoke
c)
Jamestown
d)
Croatoan
9.
Which settlement started in Virginia with the desire to get rich from gold and silver?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke
c)
Plymouth
d)
New Amsterdam
10.
Which is a reason that Roanoke was not a success?
a)
no farmers
b)
ran out of food
c)
bad relationship with indians
d)
all of these
11.
What was a major problem for the Jamestown settlers?
a)
bad relationship with indians
b)
bad water for farming and drinking
c)
diseases from mosquitoes
d)
all of these
12.
Why was the first winter so hard for the Plymouth Pilgrim Settlement?
a)
mosquitoes
b)
bad water
c)
indian attacks
d)
freezing temperatures
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