Jamestown: Lesson 1 Mastery Check

From what country did the Jamestown settlers come from?

• Spain

• England

• America

• Japan

Virginia was named after____?

• King James I

• Queen Elizabeth I

• Christopher Columbus

Select the 3 correct answers:

England wanted to start a new American colony because they wanted...

• to increase their wealth $

• more natural resources

• Slave labor

• new trade routes

Match the following

• a business to get rich

• colonists

• settlement far from home

• Colony

• the people living in the colony

• economic venture

What did the King of England give to the colonists that let them settle in North America? (1 word)

Which of these best replaces the question mark?

• A. Open new trade markets

• B. Find new types of animals

• C. Learn new languages

• D. Open new churches

England wanted to start an American colony for all of these reasons EXCEPT-

• increasing wealth

• finding natural resources

• slave labor

• opening new markets for trade

What was the primary goal of the Virginia Company in establishing the Jamestown colony?

• A. To convert Native Americans to Christianity

• B. To find gold and other riches

• C. To establish a penal colony

• D. To create a utopian society