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Early English Settlements
Test Description: Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A town in present-day Massachusetts that was started for religious reasons
A
Plymouth
B
Roanoke
C
Jamestown
D
Boston
2) The first English settlement, which today is known as The Lost Colony
A
Roanoke
B
Boston
C
Jamestown
D
Plymouth
3) A town started in Virginia in hopes of finding gold and other natural riches.
A
Jamestown
B
Richmond
C
Roanoke
D
Plymouth
4) A plant whose leaves are dried and turned into materials for smoking, sniffing, or chewing
A
Cotton
B
Corn
C
Tobacco
D
Wheat
5) Small communities started by people who are new to an area.
A
Towns
B
Cities
C
Settlements
D
Townships
6) Why did the first group of people that went to Roanoke give up and return home?
A
They ran short of supplies.
B
The Native Americans were unfriendly.
C
They were homesick for their friends and family back in England
D
They were unable to find the gold they were looking for.
7) Why was Captain John White delayed returning to Roanoke?
A
A war with Spain made it unsafe for ships to leave England.
B
He got lost coming back to the settlement.
C
He could not raise enough money to return.
D
He had been put in jail when he returned to England.
8) When Captain John White did finally return to Roanoke, what did he and his men find?
A
Everyone was gone.
B
A ruined fort.
C
A carving of the word CROATOAN.
D
All of the above.
9) The colony of Jamestown had land that was good for farming.
A
True
B
False
10) The water was very dirty and salty around Jamestown
A
True
B
False
11) There were swarms of mosquitoes that carried disease around Jamestown
A
True
B
False
12) Jamestown survived for all of the following reasons except
A
The settlers were helped by the Native Americans.
B
The old chief Powhatan died, and his brother became chief.
C
Captain John Smith was a strong leader who demanded that everyone work.
D
The colony began raising tobacco, which they could use for trade.
13) Why was VIrginia considered to be more democratic than England?
A
Everyone could be a member of the House of Burgesses.
B
All of the above are reasons Virginia was considered more democratic that England
C
Everyone could vote for representatives to the House of Burgesses.
D
Representatives from the House of Burgesses made the laws instead of a king or queen.
14) The plan of government that the PIlgrims drew up was called
A
the Mayflower Charter
B
the Pilgrim Compact
C
The Plymouth Promise
D
The Mayflower Compact
15) Why was the first winter hard for the Pilgrims?
A
They had landed too late to plant crops.
B
It snowed a lot that winter.
C
The Native Americans attacked them.
D
Most of their supplies were lost when their ships crashed on the rocky coast.
16) All of the following describe Squanto except
A
He saw his entire tribe die from disease.
B
The Pilgrims believed he was sent by God.
C
He spoke to the Pilgrims through sign language.
D
He taught the Pilgrims how to plant and fish
17) Settlers here were first called Separatists
A
Plymouth
B
Roanoke
C
Jamestown
18) Colony that was built on a marsh.
A
Jamestown
B
Roanoke
C
Plymouth
19) Colony that was built on an island
A
Jamestown
B
Plymouth
C
Roanoke
20) Tobacco was grown here to trade with England
A
Roanoke
B
Plymouth
C
Jamestown
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