WorksheetsJamestown VS3a-c, f
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
England wanted to set up colonies in America in order to __.
teach the First Americans how to grow crops
learn how to weave rugs like the First Americans did
increase the country's wealth and power
prove that ocean travel was possible
What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?
London
Jamestown
Roanoke
Werowocomoco
The Jamestown settlement was established in ___.
1600
1807
1800
1607
The Jamestown settlement was mainly a(n) _____ venture.
political
economic
sight-seeing
missionary
What did the Jamestown settlement in Virginia provide to England?
manufactured goods
raw materials
industry
transportation routes
The English chose Jamestown as the location of their settlement for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
It could be easily defended from an attack by the Spanish.
The American Indians asked them to settle there.
They believed it had a good supply of fresh water.
The water along the shore was deep enough for ships to dock.
Today, Jamestown is located on a(n) ______.
bay
gulf
island
peninsula
A narrow strip of land surrounded on three sides by water is a(n) _____.
bay
gulf
island
peninsula
What was one of the problems that caused the Jamestown settlers to die of starvation?
Indians raided their food stores.
The settlers lacked the skills needed to survive.
No animals were in the area to hunt.
No one knew how to cook.
Who financed the settlement at Jamestown?
King James
Queen Isabella
Spanish Investors
the Virginia Company of London
Who granted charters to the Virginia Company of London?
The ruler of England
Captain John Smith
Chief Powhatan
Pocahontas
All of the following were hardships faced by the settlers at Jamestown EXCEPT:
A drought reduced the amount of food available.
Many of the settlers died of starvation and disease.
The settlers found gold and silver in the Virginia mountains.
The site they chose was marshy and lacked safe drinking water.
The charters of the Virginia Company of London were important in establishing (starting) the Jamestown settlement because they ___.
allowed the settlers to make their own laws
extended English rights to the settlers
protected the settlers from Spanish attack
gave the settlers permission to attack the native peoples
