WorksheetsJamestown: The First English Colony review
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Vocabulary:
a new settlement or territory established and governed by a country in another land
colony
Columbian Exchange
conquistadors
slavery
Which of these was a major motivation for European exploration?
profit
leisure
freedom
education
Which of these describes the experience of the first Jamestown settlers?
they were challenged by the environment
the found an area already settled by the Dutch
they were welcomed by the Indigenous people
they quickly established a prosperous settlement
Why did the London Company send settlers to Virginia?
to create maps of the area
to establish a trading post
to start a moneymaking colony
to make peace with Indigenous people
What event helped end conflict between Jamestown settlers and the local Indigenous people?
the arrival of Captain John Smith
the marriage of John Rolfe to Pocahontas
the discovery of the lost colony of Roanoke
the success of the trade of weapons and food
Explorers & People:
an Italian exploring for England, sailed to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia and claimed the land for England
John Cabot
Sir Walter Raleigh
John White
John Smith
Explorers & People:
the leader of the Jamestown colony
John Cabot
Sir Walter Raleigh
John White
John Smith
Explorers & People:
the daughter of an Indian leader, brought food to the Jamestown settlers and helped them survive
Pocahontas
John Rolfe
Chief Powhatan
John Smith
Explorers & People:
his marriage to Pocahontas helped bring peace to Jamestown
John White
John Rolfe
John Cabot
John Smith
Places:
The Lost Colony, the colonists disappeared and what happened remains a mystery
Roanoke
Jamestown
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Places:
The first permanent English colony in North America
Jamestown
Roanoke
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
