Early Settlements

Question 1

Which settlement was known as the “lost colony?”

Answer 1

Roanoke

Question 2

Which settlement was home to the pilgrims?

Answer 2

Plymouth

Question 3

Captain John Smith was the leader of which settlement?

Answer 3

Jamestown

Question 4

Why did the pilgrims go to the “New World?”

Answer 4

Religious Freedom

Question 5

What is a low area of wetland that can be unhealthy for people to live on?

Answer 5

Marsh

Question 6

What form of government was put in place for Jamestown?

Answer 6

House of Burgesses

Question 7

What form of government was put in place for Plymouth?

Answer 7

Mayflower Compact

Question 8

Which Native American helped the settlers in Plymouth?

Answer 8

Squanto

Question 9

Which Native American helped the settlers in Jamestown?

Answer 9

Pocahontas

Question 10

What is the major cash crop in Jamestown?

Answer 10

Virginia Tobacco

Question 11

Where is Plymouth located?

Answer 11

Massachusetts

Question 12

Where is Jamestown located?

Answer 12

Virginia

Question 13

What year was Jamestown founded?

Answer 13

1607

Question 14

What year was Plymouth founded?

Answer 14

1620

Question 15

What word was carved into a tree and the only clue found, when John White returned to Roanoke?

Answer 15

Croatoan

Question 16

What settlement was known as the first permanent settlement in North America?

Answer 16

Jamestown

Question 17

When did Sir. Walter Raleigh send ships to coastal North America?

Answer 17

1584

Question 18

When did King James 1st let rich men start Jamestown?

Answer 18

1606

Question 19

Which church did King James order all to go to?

Answer 19

The Church of England