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Early Settlement in North America

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who famously declared, "He that will not work shall not eat"?

a)

William Bradford

b)

John Rolfe

c)

Captain John Smith

d)

Thomas Gates

2.

What was a significant role of the Virginia House of Burgesses?

a)

It served as a model for democratic governance.

b)

It created the first colonial navy.

c)

It dictated the clothing styles of the settlers.

d)

It decided who could trade with the Native Americans. 

3.

What did Captain John White discover upon his return to the Roanoke colony?

a)

the settlers had integrated with a nearby tribe

b)

the settlers had sailed back to England

c)

the settlers left a message indicating their new location

d)

the settlement was deserted with no trace of the settlers

4.

What were the main reasons for founding the Roanoke settlement?

a)

To establish a base for further exploration and to search for gold and other valuable resources.

b)

To create a new trading route with Asia

c)

To establish a vacation resort for the settlers

d)

To escape religious persecution in England

5.

What were some of the challenges faced by the Jamestown settlers?

a)

Peaceful coexistence with neighboring colonies

b)

Lack of leadership and organization

c)

Some of the challenges faced by the Jamestown settlers were disease, starvation, conflicts with Native Americans, and harsh weather conditions.

d)

Abundance of resources and support from Native Americans

6.

How did the role of women in Roanoke and Jamestown contribute to the success of the settlements?

a)

The role of women had no impact on the success of the settlements

b)

Women only focused on leisure activities and did not help with the work

c)

Women were not allowed to contribute to the settlements

d)

Women performed essential tasks such as farming, cooking, and maintaining households, which were crucial for the survival and growth of the colonies.

7.

A business arrangement in which investors buy shares of the company and derive profits in proportion to the amount of their shares

a)

plantation

b)

charter

c)

joint-stock company

d)

Jamestown

8.

Which of these describes the experience of the first Jamestown settlers?

a)

they were challenged by the environment

b)

the found an area already settled by the Dutch

c)

they were welcomed by the Indigenous people

d)

they quickly established a prosperous settlement

9.

Colonists were sent to Jamestown to...

a)

have a good time.

b)

make money for England and the Virginia company of London.

c)

learn about the Powhatan Native Americans.

d)

learn a new language.

10.

Jamestown's cash crop was ________________.

a)

primary source

b)

tobcacco

c)

corn

d)

rivers

11.

A form of government in which the ruler is a king or queen.

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Republic

d)

None of the answers are true.

12.

When individuals exchange goods or services directly without using money it is called...

a)

sales

b)

purchasing

c)

credit transaction

d)

bartering

13.

Which colony was the first permanent English colony in America?

a)

Plymouth

b)

Jamestown

c)

Roanoke

d)

Tampa

14.

What was name of the joint-stock company (a group of investors engaging in a business venture) that sent colonists to form the colony of Jamestown?

a)

The Puritans

b)

The Mayflower Compact

c)

The Virginina Company

d)

The East India Trading Company

15.

The House of Burgesses was the

a)

main headquarters for the King of England

b)

first representative democracy in America

c)

place where all business transactions were done

16.

Many early colonists in Jamestown suffered because of

a)

not enough gold was found

b)

internal struggle amongst themselves

c)

disease and lack of food

17.

The Virginia Company was an example of a joint stock venture that wanted to

a)

invest in colonizing America and make a profit

b)

sell shares of stock in its company

c)

gain naming rights to all new colonies in America

18.

The legend of John Smith saving Jamestown arrived from him

a)

fighting off the Natives

b)

turning Jamestown into a large trading area

c)

bringing discipline to the colony

19.

Who had the authority to issue charters in colonial times?

a)

The King of England

b)

The Virginia Company of London

c)

John Smith

d)

Native Americans

20.

The charter gave the Virginia Company of London the right to...

a)

establish a settlement wherever they wanted

b)

establish a settlement in England

c)

establish a settlement in North America

d)

to travel

21.

Jamestown became a wealthier and more permanent settlement because of the arrival of which two groups?

a)

Africans and women

b)

American Indians (First Americans) and English prisoners

c)

Africans and French settlers

d)

American Indians (First Americans) and Spanish colonists

22.

A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.

a)

colony

b)

joint stock company

c)

debtors

d)

country

23.
Which of the following was taken into consideration when choosing the geographic site of Jamestown?
a)
The settlers wanted to find a location that was far enough south to avoid harsh winters.
b)
The settlers wanted to find a location that was easy to defend in case the Spanish attacked.
c)
The settlers found a location that was close to the Native Indians for trading purposes.
d)
The site was chosen because it had easy access to saltwater. 
24.

These people were the main target during Bacon's Rebellion, even though the Governor of Virginia had an agreement with them that ordered they be left alone.

a)

Poor Blacks

b)

Poor Whites

c)

Native Americans

d)

Russian Settlers

25.

Bacon and his followers organized their own raid on neighboring Indians called...

a)

Bacon's Mutiny

b)

Bacon's Rebellion

c)

Nathaniel Bacon's Insurgence

d)

The Rebellion of Bacon

e)

French and Indian War

26.

Many of the soldiers in Bacon's private army were former indentured servants who now wanted their own land. What is an indentured servant?

a)

A slave

b)

A settler who traded 3-7 years of labor in exchange for passage across the Atlantic

c)

The person who cleans your teeth at the dentist office

d)

An employee of the Virginia Company

27.

Which word means to be mistreated because of your religious beliefs?

a)

persecution

b)

provisions

c)

harbor

d)

agriculture

28.
Before the Pilgrims went ashore they created a set of rules to help them live together peacefully.  What was this called?
a)
Pilgrims' Pact
b)
Plymouth Promise
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
Mayflower Compact
29.

Local Native American tribe that would help the Pilgrims survive?

a)

Wampanoag

b)

Chesapeake

c)

Susquehanna

d)

Iroquois

30.

Metacom or Metacomet was know to the English as

a)

King Philip

b)

King Kong

c)

King James II

d)

King Bradford

31.
Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth all faced similar difficulties. But which was NOT a hardship that Plymouth faced that the other two DID?
a)
Fighting with local Indians
b)
Difficult weather
c)
Shortage of food
d)
Long, difficult journey across the Atlantic
32.

What is a representative government?

a)

A form of government in which one person has total authority to make laws and rule the people.

b)

A form of government in which individuals are elected to represent the interests of the rest of the people.

c)

A form of government that has the church/God at its center.

d)

A form of government in which there is no authority or laws.

33.
What happened to the colonists that first arrived at Plymouth?
a)
They found gold.
b)
They migrated back to England
c)
They suffered a harsh winter that led to disease and starvation; only half of the colony survived. 
d)
They were unable to make peace with the Wampanoag Indians living nearby. 
34.

How were the reasons for settling Jamestown and Plymouth different?

a)

People who settled Plymouth wanted to make a profit, while people who settled Jamestown wanted religious freedom.

b)

People who settled Jamestown wanted to make a profit, while people who settled Plymouth wanted religious freedom.

c)

There were no differences in the reasons for settling both colonies.

35.

Why did the Puritans want to start their own colony

a)

England was too crowded.

b)

They wanted freedom to practice their religion

c)

They wanted to find gold in the New World

36.

What is the difference between Puritans and Pilgrims?

a)

Pilgrims wanted to celebrate Thanksgiving, and Puritans did not.

b)

Pilgrims were Catholic and Puritans were not.

c)

Puritans wanted to "purify" the church and Pilgrims wanted to separate from the church.

37.

Why did John Winthrop describe the colony as being "a city upon a hill"?

a)

If they are on a hill, they won't have floods.

b)

John Winthrop wanted everyone to be jealous of their city.

c)

John Winthrop wanted their colony to be a good example for all other colonies.

38.
Both Pilgrims & Puritans left England because they wanted.......
a)
Religious Freedom
b)
Mayflowers
c)
Harvests
d)
Indentured Servants
39.
What two cultures celebrated the harvest of Thanksgiving together?
a)
Wampanoag Tribe & Pilgrims
b)
Pilgrims & Puritans
c)
Samoset & Squanto
d)
Native Americans & Indentured Servants
40.
700 English settlers left England to practice religion freely.  This "City upon a Hill" was called.......
a)
Massachusetts Bay Colony
b)
Harvard
c)
Puritans
d)
the Mayflower
41.
Which two choices below was most important to Puritans?
a)
Church & Education
b)
Slavery & Gold
c)
Farming & Baseball
d)
Town Meetings & Indentured Servants
42.
To train Church leaders, which English settlement founded Harvard College?
a)
Puritans at Massachusetts Bay
b)
Pilgrims at Plymouth
c)
Jamestown
d)
Cape Cod
43.

How did Roger Williams respond when he was ordered to return to England?

a)

He created the Quaker religion.

b)

He became governor of Plymouth.

c)

He founded Providence, Rhode Island.

d)

He moved to Massachusetts Bay Colony.

44.

Why did William Penn establish Pennsylvania?

a)

to have a place where people of all religions could live in harmony.

b)

to have a central place where colonists could sell their goods.

c)

to establish a colony to welcome new European settlers

d)

to establish a colony where farming would flourish

45.

Private ownership of land in Jamestown marked an important step toward ______.

a)

rebellion

b)

capitalism

c)

democratic government

d)

peace with local Indigenous people

46.

Which statement describes Governor Berkeley’s role in Bacon’s Rebellion?

a)

He raised taxes to pay for new forts.

b)

He rejected a peace agreement.

c)

He tried to push Indigenous groups off their land.

d)

He encouraged the practice of indentured servitude on plantations.

47.

Which statement best describes the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

a)

It set out the role and responsibilities of each colonist.

b)

It outlined how work would be divided among colonists.

c)

It established a framework for government for the colony.

d)

It described the goods that would be produced in the colony.

48.

Which text belongs under both “Massachusetts Bay Colony” and “Plymouth”?

a)

provided crops for other colonies

b)

offered land to Indigenous people

c)

created large centers of commerce

d)

provided escape from religious persecution

49.

Which text belongs under “Jamestown”?

a)

established by William Penn

b)

founded by Pilgrims from England

c)

became home to many Quakers

d)

thrived under the leadership of John Smith

50.

“. . . and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.”

In this excerpt, to what do the signers agree?

a)

to help each other maintain a food supply

b)

to follow certain rules to maintain order

c)

to protect each other from enemies

d)

to support each other’s businesses

51.

“Countrymen, the long experience of our late miseries, I hope is sufficient to persuade every one to a present correction of himself, and think not that either my pains, nor the Adventurers purses, will ever maintain you in idleness and sloth. I speak not this to you all, for diverse of you I know deserve both honour and reward, better then is yet here to be had: but the greater part must be more industrious, or starve, how ever you have been heretofore tolerated by the authority of the Council, from that I have often commanded you. You see now that power rests wholly in myself: you must obey this now for a Law, that he that will not work shall not eat (except by sickness he be disabled:) for the labours of thirty or forty honest and industrious men shall not be consumed to maintain an hundred and fifty idle loiterers. And though you presume the authority here is but a shadow, and that I dare not touch the lives of any but my own must answer it: the Letters patents shall each week be read to you, whose Contents will tell you the contrary. I would wish you therefore without contempt seek to observe these orders set down, for there are now no more Councilors to protect you, nor curb my endeavours. Therefore he that offends, let him assuredly expect his due punishment.”

What is Smith saying in this excerpt? Select the two correct answers.

a)

He is in complete control of Jamestown.

b)

The people of Jamestown need to work harder.

c)

He is happy with the success of Jamestown so far.

d)

The people of Jamestown need to cooperate with each other.

e)

He is grateful for the hard work the people of Jamestown have done.

52.

Describe two ways in which religious freedom was an important factor in the founding of the first English colonies.

a)

New England colonies were not founded as safe places for people escaping religious persecution in England

b)

New England colonies were founded as safe places for people escaping religious persecution in England

c)

the Pilgrims founded Plymouth in 1620 so that they could worship in a way that they thought was correct;

d)

the Pilgrims founded Plymouth in 1620 so that anyone could worship in a way that they thought was correct;

e)

William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a colony where people who shared his Quaker religious beliefs would have religious freedom.

53.

A religious group who wanted to purify the Church of England. They came to America for religious freedom and settled Massachusetts Bay.

a)

Puritans

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Powhatans

d)

Quakers

54.

Group of English Protestants who wanted to break away from the Church of England. They established Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts in 1620 to seek religious freedom after having lived briefly in the Netherlands.

a)

Puritans

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Powhatans

d)

Quakers

55.

A Wampanoag man that helped facilitate peace and farming for the colonists in New England

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Powhatan

c)

Squanto

d)

Sacajawea

56.

1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. The set of rules was signed by the 41 Pilgrim men and set up a government for the Plymouth colony.

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

c)

New England Primer

d)

Great Migration

57.

A Puritan governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony known for Speaker of "City upon a Hill" sermon.

a)

William Bradford

b)

John Winthrop

c)

John Smith

d)

Anne Hutchinson

58.

A Puritan who disagreed with the church in Massachusetts Bay Colony, was banished from the colony, and later took part in the formation of Rhode Island.

a)

Anne Hutchinson

b)

John Winthrop

c)

William Bradford

d)

Squanto

59.

Said by John Winthrop in a religious sermon; refers to the idea that Puritan colonists moving to the New World were destined by God to create a holy community: a model society for the rest of the world to follow.

a)

City Upon a Hill

b)

Plymouth Rock

c)

The Columbian Exchange

d)

The Great Migration

60.

Why was Anne Hutchinson banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

a)

She led a revolt against the Massachusetts governor

b)

She challenged the gender roles and the church authority

c)

The Puritans were angry when she started her own religion

d)

They believed that she was practicing witchcraft

61.

Who founded Pennsylvania?

a)

Gregory Cecil

b)

James Oglethorpe

c)

William Penn

d)

William Gregory

62.

Explain how the Quaker practice of pacifism might have affected their interactions with other groups during the colonial period.

a)

It led to frequent military alliances with other colonies.

b)

It caused them to be isolated from other religious groups.

c)

It allowed them to maintain peaceful relations with Native Americans.

d)

It resulted in their participation in numerous wars.

63.
For which reason was Jamestown founded?
a)
Economic
b)
Religious
64.
For which reason was Roanoke founded?
a)
Economic
b)
Religious
65.
For which reason was Plymouth founded?
a)
Economic 
b)
Religious
66.
For which reason was Massachusetts Bay founded?
a)
Economic 
b)
Religious
67.
For which reason was Pennsylvania founded?
a)
Economic
b)
Religious
68.

What is the largest city in Pennsylvania?

a)

Harrisburg

b)

Scranton

c)

Philadelphia

d)

York

69.

The Quakers believed...(check all that apply).

a)

in religious freedom for all

b)

in not having slaves

c)

that they shouldn't fight in war

d)

that they should eat only vegetables