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Worksheets8th grade rdg text pages 10 to 13
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who established the outpost of St. Augustine in 1565?
Samuel de Champlain
Spanish
Jacques Cartier
John Cabot
Which explorer established Quebec in 1608?
Spanish
John Cabot
Samuel de Champlain
Jacques Cartier
Who was given permission to establish a colony in North America by Queen Elizabeth I?
Sir Thomas More
Richard Hakluyt
Sir Humphrey Gilbert
John Cabot
Which Italian explorer sailed to explore the Maine and Nova Scotia coastlines in 1497?
Jacques Cartier
Samuel de Champlain
John Cabot
Spanish
Who was the ruler of the local tribes in the Powhatan Confederacy?
John Smith
Chief Powhatan
Samuel de Champlain
Opechancanough
Who was appointed as the governor of Jamestown by the London Company in 1609?
John Rolfe
Captain John Smith
Lord De La Warr
Sir Walter Raleigh
In which year did the passing Dutch ship sell 20 African slaves to the Virginia settlers?
1610
1608
1619
1612
Who governed the Plymouth Colony for 30 of the next 35 years?
Deacon John Carver
William Bradford
Thomas Morton
Miles Standish
Which colony merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691?
Plymouth Colony
Jamestown
St. Augustine
New France
Who helped establish friendly relations between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag tribe?
Thomas Morton
John Carver
Squanto
Miles Standish
What was the name of the settlement established by Sir Walter Raleigh off North Carolina in 1585?
Henrico
Jamestown
Plymouth
Roanoke Island
Who was the Italian explorer who was lost at sea in 1498?
Jacques Cartier
Samuel de Champlain
John Cabot
Spanish
Which colony was established on the coast of Virginia in 1607?
Jamestown
Plymouth Colony
New France
St. Augustine
Who was the friend of Queen Elizabeth I who was given permission to establish a colony in North America?
Richard Hakluyt
Sir Thomas More
John Cabot
Sir Humphrey Gilbert
In which year did the London Company decide to allow the colonists to form a legislature in Virginia?
1608
1610
1612
1619
