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Studies Weekly Week 3

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did settlers do when they claimed land?

a)

They divided the land and fenced it.

b)

They made peace with the American Indians

c)

They planted the three sisters.

d)

They shared the land with their friends.

2.

What did the colonists do when they needed more workers?

a)

They hired them

b)

They worked harder

c)

They began to use slaves.

d)

Women and children had to work too.

3.

Many early settlers tried__________.

a)

Planting English crops

b)

Trading with the American Indians

c)

Sharing the land

d)

Finding more land.

4.

Nutrients are

a)

a group of staple foods for American Indians that included corn, beans and squash

b)

chief of the Powhatan American Indian tribe

c)

something given in payment for a captive's freedom

d)

substances that plants, animals and people need to live and grow

5.

What crop does NOT make up the Three Sisters?

a)

Corn

b)

Rice

c)

Beans

d)

Squash

6.

What is NOT one of the 3 G's (reasons why countries colonized America?)

a)

Guts

b)

Gold

c)

Glory

d)

God

7.

Who was Powhatan?

a)

a nifty guy

b)

a chief

c)

an explorer

d)

a King of England

8.

What is a ransom?

a)

chief of the Powhatan American Indian tribe

b)

substances that plants, animals and people need to live and grow

c)

a group of staple foods for American Indians that included corn, beans and squash

d)

something given in payment for a captive's freedom

9.

Who was England's greatest rival?

a)

Spain

b)

China

c)

Germany

d)

Mexico

10.

What was the first English colony in America?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Plymouth

c)

Roanoke

d)

Oklahoma City