Jamestown Settlement Quiz

Why was it difficult for the Jamestown settlers to find food?

• Because they were not farmers or hunters

• Because the land was too cold to grow crops

• Because they had too much food and it spoiled

• Because they traded all their food for gold

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What rule did Captain John Smith make to help the Jamestown colony survive?

• If you don't work, you don't eat

• Everyone must hunt every day

• Only leaders can eat first

• Trade with the Native Americans daily

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What was "the starving time" in Jamestown?

• A period when colonists had plenty of food

• A very difficult winter from 1609 to 1610 when many colonists died from lack of food

• A time when the colonists celebrated a harvest festival

• The time when Jamestown was first founded

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How did the relationship between the colonists and the Powhatan people change, and why?

• It improved because they shared food

• It got worse because the settlers stole the Native Americans' food

• It stayed the same because they ignored each other

• It improved because they built houses together

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What problem did the supply ships for Jamestown face?

• They were attacked by pirates

• They were lost in a hurricane

• They arrived too early

• They sank because they were overloaded

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Why did the Pilgrims leave England?

• They wanted to find gold.

• They were being punished for their religious beliefs.

• They wanted to become kings and queens.

• They were looking for better weather.

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What was the Mayflower Compact?

• A peace treaty with Native Americans.

• An agreement for self-government signed by the Pilgrims.

• A map of the New World.

• A list of supplies for the journey.

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Why was the Mayflower Compact important?

• It was the first ship to reach America.

• It was one of the first democratic documents in the New World.

• It was a letter to the King of England.

• It was a trade agreement with the Pequot people.

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What happened at Mystic Fort during the Pequot War?

• The Pilgrims built a new colony.

• English colonists and their Native American allies killed hundreds of Pequot men, women, and children.

• The Pequot people signed a peace treaty.

• The English settlers found gold.

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After the Pequot War, what happened to the surviving Pequot people?

• They became leaders of the colony.

• They were given land by the English colonists.

• They were either killed or sold into slavery, and their lands were taken.

• They moved to England.

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