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WorksheetsEarly English Settlements
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 34mins
The first English child born in the American colonies was...
Virginia Dare
Francis Drake
John White
James Yeardley
Roanoke Island lies off the coast of what is now North Carolina.
True
False
What is not a theory about what happened to the Roanoke settlement?
The settlers moved to a nearby island called Croatan.
American Indians attacked and destroyed it.
The settlers found a way to get back to England.
The settlers became part of the Croatan tribe.
What is a charter?
documents that grant a right to organize settlements
documents that give people a right to explore
documents that give people a right to sail west
a shorter Magna Carta
Who gave a group of men permission to make Jamestown?
King James I
Sir Walter Raleigh
Queen Elizabeth
King Ferdinand
The Virginia Company was what kind of company? CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER!
joint-stock company
investor-stock company
part-ownership company
future-profit company
What year was Jamestown founded?
1606
1607
1609
1610
Who helped Jamestown survive its first two years?
Sir Walter Raleigh
Captain John Smith
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Gilbert Humphrey
Who was Pocahontas's father?
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Walter Raleigh
Chief Powhatan
Captain John Smith
True or False: Jamestown settlers turned to cannibalism during the "Starving Time"
True
False
In what modern-day state is Jamestown located?
Illinois
New Mexico
Virginia
Massachusetts
What body of water did the Jamestown Colonists cross when traveling from England?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Southern Ocean
After crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the Jamestown Colonists entered the ______ Bay
Cheesecake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
Cheddar Bay
San Francisco Bay
When the Colonists landed in Jamestown, what Native American tribe was living in the area?
Cahokians
Hohokam
Anasazi
Powhatan
The chief of the Powhatan's had a daughter named...
Mulan
Pocahontas
Cinderella
Moana
Out of the 110 original settlers, how many would be alive by the end of December?
70
60
55 (50% survival)
40
In January, Captain John Smith was sent to Jamestown for leadership.
True
False
The first Englishman to cultivate Tobacco in Jamestown. He married Pocahontas and had one child with her.
John Smith
John Rolfe
What was true of the first settlers in Jamestown?
They were typically poor men selected because of their experience as laborers and builders.
They were typically wealthy English gentlemen who struggled with the idea of manual labor and hunting.
They had a remarkably positive relationship with the Natives during their early years.
Many women were included as they were viewed as valuable to starting a colony.
Which cash crop was introduced to the area that led to it's success as a colony?
Tobacco
Cotton
Corn
Wheat
John Smith is credited with helping Jamestown survive in it's early days. He did so with the motto:
"He that will not work shall not eat"
"All work and no play makes Jamestown a dull colony"
"He that cannot provide food for his family shall never be a man"
"An eye for an eye"
What do we call the Winter of 1609, in which the natives cut-off trade and food supply with the Jamestown settlers, leading to a massive amount of colonist deaths?
The Starving Time
The Columbian Exchange
The American Crisis
Powhatan's War
This native princess was instrumental in helping broker peace between the natives and Jamestown colonists.
Pocahontas
Sacagawea
Squanto
Tecumseh
What issue did the settlers of Jamestown face when it came to geography?
Located in a swamp with unclean water and disease-carrying mosquitoes.
Located far from the coast, which made farming difficult.
Located in the mountains, which made it very difficult to get to.
Located in a dry, arid place that made farming difficult.
What is the House of Burgesses?
The first legislative assembly of elected representatives in the American colonies.
The first group of elected representatives to leave the colonies.
The first house that was built in Jamestown, Virginia.
The House of Burgesses gave the colonists in Virginia the opportunity to control _______________
their own government
the First Americans
the Royal Governor
the King of England
In 1619, only __________ were considered citizens and could elect burgesses.
men and women
adult white men
male slaves
First Americans
