Exploration, Jamestown, and Plymouth Review

What year was the Jamestown Colony Founded?

• 1620
• 1776
• 1607
• 1803

Which of the following was not a reason for European Exploration of the New World?

• Find a faster, cheaper way to get to Australia.
• Wealth
• Spread Religion
• Curiosity

Who was the leader of the Jamestown Colony?

• John Rolfe
• John Smith
• John Carver
• John James

What were Jamestown and Plymouth located next to that would made it easier to trade?

• Appalachian Mountains
• Pacific Ocean
• Mississippi River
• Atlantic Ocean

What was the government for Virginia that was the first representative government in America?

• House of Burgesses
• Declaration of Independence
• Mayflower Compact
• The Magna Carta

What was the problem that the Pilgrims faced when they were blown off-course from a storm?

• They were attacked by a French fleet that was near Plymouth.
• Since they were far away from home they needed to create their own laws/government to survive.  
• They weren't able to be protected from the Spanish settlements in the area.
• They had no food when they arrived in Plymouth.

What document/representative government gave the Pilgrims in Plymouth law and order?

• House of Burgesses
• English Bill of Rights
• Magna Carta
• Mayflower Compact

Why were the Pilgrims at the Plymouth Colony called Separatists?

• They were separating from the laws of England.
• They were separating from the Anglican Church of England.
• The Pilgrims were refusing to fight in the British military.
• They wanted to separate from the French and Spanish.

Why was the Jamestown Colony Founded?

• To make money/Economic
• Religious Freedom
• Keep watch on the Spanish in Florida.
• Profit from lumber trade.

Why was the Plymouth Colony Founded?

• To make money/Economic
• Religious Freedom
• Trap animals and sell their fur.
• Keep watch on the French in Canada.