WorksheetsJamestown
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of the following is NOT a ship that sailed to Jamestown?
Godspeed
Susan Constant
Mayflower
Discovery
Who financed (paid for) the Jamestown settlement?
King James I
The settlers
English taxes
The Virginia Company of London
What was included in the Virginia Charter?
The settlers have the same rights as Englishmen
The settlers can start a colony anywhere along the coast of North America
The settlers must repay the Virginia Company of London within a year
The settlers must find gold to return to England
In what year did the settlers arrive at Jamestown?
1607
1608
1609
1610
Which of the following is NOT a hardship the settlers faced during the first year at Jamestown?
the water was unsafe for drinking
the animal meat they ate were full of disease
the mosquitos carried diseases
the settlers were unable to grow food
Jamestown was mostly a _____ venture.
economic
agricultural
island
sea
In 1607, Jamestown was located on a(n) ____
island
peninsula
coast
hill
Natural resources discovered at Jamestown include _____
gold and silver
copper and nickel
gold and iron
timber and iron
True or False: The settlers selected Jamestown because it could be easily defended from an attack by sea.
true
false
True or false: In 1607, Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in North America
true
false
What challenges did settlers NOT face during the voyage to Jamestown?
they had to live in small spaces
they faced a lot of sicknesses
they had to access to water
there were a lot of storms at sea
What is a charter?
a boat
A document that gives authority and rights to a group of people
a place in Jamestown
a name for the settlers in Jamestown
What made Jamestown a peninsula?
it was bordered by water on three sides
it was surrounded by mountains
it had a high altitude
it was in the grasslands
