Jamestown Unit Test - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In what year was the Jamestown Colony founded?

1492

1776

1607

1619

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What were the names of the three ships that left England headed for Jamestown in December of 1606?

the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria

the Titanic, the Lusitania, and the Queen Mary

the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery

the Clara Oswald, the Rose Tyler and the Bad Wolf

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who was the Captain of the Susan Constant and part of the original seven member council of the Jamestown Colony?

Captain Christopher Newport

John Rolfe

Thomas Dale

Lord De La Warr

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who granted the charter which gave the Virginia Company of London permission to start a colony in Virginia?

King Henry VIII

Mary, Queen of Scots

King Phillip II

King James I

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The Virginia Company of London wanted to _______________ by starting a colony in the New World.

make King Jame I angry

make a profit

become famous

make people starve

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The Jamestown colony was a(n) ___________________ .

bad idea

trading outpost

economic venture

political venture

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

One of the benefits of the Jamestown location was that

it was on a deep, navigable river

it was a highland

it was swampy

it had brackish water

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The colonists thought Jamestown would be a good place to settle because it was on a peninsula and would be easy to ________________ .

farm

defend

visit

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

During the early years of the colony the settlers often experienced famine. This means they did not have enough _______________________ .

shelter

food

clothing

space

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The Starving time occurred during the winter of ______________ .

1609-1610

1619-1620

1775-1776

1643-1644

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The Sea Venture, which wrecked off the shore of Bermuda, was part of the _______________________ .

House of Burgesses

Third Supply

first charter

Virginia Company of London

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Shortly after Captain Newport arrived with supplies in January of 1608 this burned.

the storehouse

the palisade

the well

the Governor's house

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

During the early years of the colony many settlers died from
______________________________ .

famine and disease

chicken pox and measles

old age and cancer

dragon pox and spattergroit

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The water at Jamestown made the colonists sick because it was ________________________ .

polluted

hot

fresh

brackish

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The colonists built a palisade for protection. It had _________ sides.

5

6

4

3

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The Virginia Company was hoping to find __________ and ___________ in Virginia.

gold and silver

Powhatan and Pocahontas

pottery and baskets

squash and beans

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the name for an official document that gives permission to a group or person?

burgess

charter

legislative government

General Assembly

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which charter gave the Virginia Company of London permission to settle in Virginia?

First

Second

Third

Great

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which Charter allowed for a representative government in the Virginia Colony?

First

Second

Third

Great

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which charter extended English rights to the colonists?

First

Second

Third

Great

21.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who did the Virginia Company and the colonists THINK would be attacking them?

the Spanish

Cherokee Indians

the French

Powhatan Indians

22.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Did Spain ever attack the Jamestown settlement?

yes

no

23.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the name of the river that Jamestown was situated near?

York

James

Roanoke

Potomac

24.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

King James I was the king of __________.

Spain

Portugal

France

England

25.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The group of investors who established the first permanent English settlement in North America was called ____________________ .

The House of Burgesses

The Privy Council

The Virginia Company of London

The Continental Congress

26.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

He was responsible for developing a type of tobacco that both grew in Virginia and was liked by the English.

Thomas Dale

John Rolfe

Powhatan

Lord De La Warr

27.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

This man was the first Governor of Virginia. He made the colonists turn around when they tried to abandon the colony.

Governor Berkeley

Lord De La Warr

John Rolfe

Prince Henry

28.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

He was the leader of the Powhatan Indians when the English landed at Jamestown in 1607

Opechancanough

Powhatan

Pocahontas

Sitting Bull

29.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

She is credited with "saving" John Smith's life. She was a friend to the settlers and convinced her father to help them learn to survive in Virginia.

Pocahontas

Anne Burras

Opechancanough

Virginia Dare

30.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

He was Powhatan's brother. He led the Powhatan tribe in a vicious attack on the settlers known as the Massacre of 1612.

Roanoke

Pocahontas

Opechancanough

Werowocomoco

31.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What did the settlers trade with the Powhatan for food?

corn, beans and squash

pots, tools and copper

ships, muskets and clothes

fez, sunglasses and sonic screwdrivers

32.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

John Smith helped the colonists survive the Great Frost by trading with the Native Americans for _____________ .

food

shelter

clothing

canoes

33.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The native peoples helped the settlers learn to grow _________ and ____________ .

corn and tobacco

rice and beans

peppers and onions

trees and bushed

34.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The drought during the summer of 1609 led to a poor harvest. This contributed to many deaths during the ____________ .

great frost

annus horribilis

starving time

bicentennial

35.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Eventually, as the colonists expanded their settlement beyond the fort at Jamestown, the Powhatan started to see them as _________ .

invaders

friends

compatriots

sunshine patriots

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