WorksheetsColonial America I
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Who was John Smith
leader of the new colony
travel guide of the new found land
banker from London
farmer
How did Captain Smith save the colony from starvation?
traded the indians for food
farmed new crops
went to HEB
fished in the James River
Who did John Rolfe marry?
Powhatan
Sacagawea
Clara Sherman
Pocahontas
What kind of crop grew well around Jamestown and became the colony's first cash crop to England?
tabacco
cotton
corn
rice
What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Virginia
Jamestown
Werowocomoco
Richmond
Who helped with contact between the English and the Indians?
John Brown
Pocahontas
The King
The Governor
From which country did the Roanoke settlers arrive?
Spain
France
Germany
England
What is a settlement colony?
A colony where people from the mother country build a new place to live
What is one reason why countries might set up a colony?
To help other countries
To control territory and take advantage resources.
To protect plants and animals
To learn about different cultures.
What is a mother country?
What is a territory?
A territory is an area of land recognized as belonging to a specific entity.
What are resources?
Things that are useful or valuable, such as oil, water, or trees.
What are colonists?
The winter of 1609-1610 became know as the
early voting season
wedding season
starving time
white winter
What were they hoping to find in Jamestown?
More seeds to use
New people to trade with
A variety of wildlife
Silver and Gold
