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8thgrade
Jamestown Part 1 - Questions (BrainPop Video)
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Of these countries, which was the last to begin colonizing efforts in the Americas?
Spain
England
France
Portugal
- 2. Multiple Choice
Sir Walter Raleigh did all of the following, except:
Serve Queen Elizabeth I
Claim land on America's East coast
Name Virginia
Establish Jamestown
- 3. Multiple Choice
The tough environment of the Virginia coast spurred Native tribes to:
Band together for strength
Move farther inland
Abandon hunting in favor of farming
Attack European settlements
- 4. Multiple Choice
Powhatan was the name of:
A village
A chief
A confederacy
All of these
- 5. Multiple Choice
The Virginia Company of London relied on money from _____ to set up Jamestown.
King James I
Government taxes
Private investors
Foreign allies
- 6. Multiple Choice
Most of Jamestown's early settlers were motivated by a desire for:
Wealth
Self-rule
Religious freedom
Scientific knowledge
- 7. Multiple Choice
What made Jamestown's original location so difficult to settle?
It was far from the shore
It was a mosquito-infested swamp
It was unoccupied
It was claimed by the Spanish
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Powhatan traded food to the settlers in exchange for:
- 9. Multiple Choice
Wahunsenacawh viewed an alliance with Jamestown as protection against:
English expansion
French invasion
Attacks from rival tribes
Revolts from his own people
- 10. Multiple Choice
Pocahontas's role in interactions between the Powhatan and the English was most similar to:
A spy
A warrior
A merchant
An ambassador
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