Colonial America-Early English Settlements

Which of the settlements came first?

• St. Augustine

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• New York City

During the early 1600s which country controlled the Tobacco trade? This was so important that individuals who were caught selling tobacco to someone not from this country faced a very severe punishment.

• Portugal

• England

• France

• Spain

The New world was a land of opportunity. In 1610 the ship ,______________, carried a cargo that would change the world forever.

• The Nina

• The Pinta

• The Deliverance

• The Mayflower

Even through this trip occurs 120 year after Columbus, the trip is still very difficult to make. What takes us six hours by plane today was a ________ months voyage then.

• ten

• one

• four

• two

After a year only 30% of the early explorers where still able to pursue their dreams of life in the New World. But to them the risk was worth it. Which of the following is true about the New world?

• Land was a valuable resource

• There were 50 billion trees

• 60 million Bison roamed the plains

• all of the answers are true

A key focus for U.S. History is understanding contributions of Individuals. On the Deliverance was a man by the name of

• John White

• Sir Carl Azuz

• John Rolfe

• John Smith

When John Rolfe gets to Jamestown he does not find 500 settlers who made the Journey before him. He finds barely ______ left

• 110

• 20

• 60

• 440

Instead of livestock and materials to farm and survive. They brought chemicals to test for gold and silver. True or false

• True

• False

According to George Percy " having fed on horses and other animals. We ate boots, shoes and any other leather we came across." This period was known as......

• The hard times

• The lost time

• The Starving Time

• Thanksgiving

How much was the first harvest of tobacco worth in today's dollar amount?

• $500,000

• $1,000,000

• $1,000