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Colonial America

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Roanoke was located off the shore of this current US state:

a)

Alabama

b)

Georgia

c)

North Carolina

d)

California

2.

What country did the settlers of Roanoke come from?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

England

3.
Who was the founder of Roanoke?  
a)
John White
b)
John Rolfe
c)
King James
d)
John Smith
4.
What word did John White find carved in a tree when he returned?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Crowman
c)
Help
d)
Croatan
5.
Why was colony of Roanoke called the lost colony?
a)
The people returned to England.
b)
The colonist were gone when the other colonists came back.
c)
They moved to Jamestown.
d)
The colonist kept losing supplies and couldn't find anything!
6.
How long was it before White could return to the colonist after leaving to get supplies?
a)
3 months
b)
1 year
c)
3 years
d)
5 years
7.

Jamestown failed to make a profit until colonist John Rolfe introduced a new type of___________ that sold well in England.

a)

corn

b)

cheese

c)

money

d)

Tabacco

8.

Who was John Smith?

a)

Colonist, Leader

b)

Lumberjack

c)

Pirate

d)

Married Pocahantas

9.

Who was Pocahontas? And who did she marry?

a)

Daughter to Chief of the Powhatan/ Married John Smith

b)

Colonist/ Wasn't married

c)

Colonist/ Married to John Rolfe

d)

Daughter to Chief o the Powhatan/ Married John Rolfe

10.

Jamestown was the _______ permanent English Settlement.

a)

Third.

b)

Twelveth.

c)

First.

d)

Seventh.

11.
Who said, "If you don't work, then you don't eat!"?
a)
Chief Powhatan
b)
Christopher Newport
c)
Lord De La Warr
d)
Captain John Smith
12.
The Pilgrims were a group of Protestants who wanted to seperate from the Church of England.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
1/2 of the Pilgrims died in the first winter in America
a)
True
b)
False
14.

The Wampanoag Native Americans helped the Pilgrims survive in North America

a)
True
b)
False
15.
The ship that the Pilgrims rode on to Plymouth Rock
a)
Mayflower
b)
Santa Maria
c)
Pinta
d)
Nina
16.
The Church of England is also known as...?
a)
Anglican Church
b)
English Church
c)
Protestant Church
d)
Catholic Church
17.

King Henry VIII was told that he could not divorce his wife, so he did what?

a)

Started a new church, the Anglican Church

b)

He listened and did everything he was told

c)

Ran away to America

d)

Left England and moved to the Netherlands

18.

Why did the Pilgrims choose to leave England?

a)

They were escaping a civil war in England

b)

For economic opportunity

c)

To worship their religion freely

d)

For new land

19.

Where did the Pilgrims move to before coming to America?

a)

The Netherlands

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Ireland

20.

According to the video about the Mayflower, how long did it take the Pilgrims to cross the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

24 days

b)

37 days

c)

58 days

d)

66 days

21.

The Pilgrims left England because they wanted.......

a)
Religious Freedom
b)
Mayflowers
c)
Harvests
d)
Indentured Servants
22.

This Native American helped Pilgrims raise food, build farms and gather materials.

a)
Wampanoag
b)
Massasoit
c)
Squanto
d)
Samoset
23.
How many continents are on the Earth?
a)
7
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
24.
How many oceans are on the Earth?
a)
7
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
25.

Which continent is this?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Antacrtica

d)

North America

26.

Which Continent is this?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

27.

Which continent is this?

a)

Africa

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

28.

What continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Pandora

c)

Australia

d)

Asia

29.

Which ocean is this?

a)

Southern

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Pacific

30.

What ocean is this?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Southern

d)

Indian

31.

What ocean is this?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Southern

32.

What ocean is this?

a)

Indian

b)

Pacific

c)

Atlantic

d)

Arctic

33.

What ocean is this?

a)

Indian

b)

Southern

c)

Atlantic

d)

Pacific

34.

Identify the following continent:

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Australia

35.

Identify the following continent:

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Antarctica

36.

Identify the following continent:

a)

Africa

b)

Antarctica

c)

Europe

d)

North America

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