Early English Settlements

A(n) ____________________ is a form of GOVERNMENT in which the ruler is a KING or QUEEN.

• colonists

• democratic

• monarchy

• representative government

A form of GOVERNMENT where citizens ELECT the leaders to make decisions is called a(n) ____________________.

• colonists

• democratic

• monarchy

• representative government

People who SETTLED in Roanoke and Jamestown were called ____________________.

• colonists

• democratic

• monarchy

• representative government

The first SUCCESSFUL English colony in America was named ____________________.

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

The first group of settlers gave up on Roanoke because... (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

• SUPPLIES ran low

• There were FIGHTS between the English and the Roanokes

• There was NO GOLD

• They were NOT FARMERS

Why did King James I send 105 men to settle in Jamestown, Virginia?

• He wanted to beat SPAIN there.

• He heard there was good FOOD there.

• He hoped it would make England RICHER.

Why did the colony of Jamestown SETTLE by the river? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

• Made it difficult for the Spanish to ATTACK.

• It allowed them to keep their SHIPS CLOSE.

• The water made it easy for FARMING.

What KILLED more than half of the colonists from Jamestown?

• Starvation

• No fresh water

• Malaria from mosquitos

What RULE did John Smith make when he became leader of Jamestown?

• If you do NOT WORK you do NOT EAT.

• Everyone must look for GOLD.

• John Smith ATE FIRST and everyone else after when he was finished.

This person would TRADE food with Jamestown.

• King James I

• Pocahontas

• Chief Powhatan