American History





     Date:____________                         Name:_______________________________
 
 
 

Part One: Circle the answer which is most accurate.

1.)  Elizabeth I consistently clashed with the _____________.

 a.  Calvinist Church
 b.   Catholic Church
 c.  Lutheran Church
 d.  Orthodox Church

2.)  The country which sent an armada to conquer England was ________.

 a.  Holland
 b.  France
 c.  Spain
 d. Sweden

3.)  The colony named for Elizabeth was ________.

 a.  Delaware
 b.  Georgia
 c.  Massachusetts
 d.  Virginia

4.)  Elizabeth was Queen of England from ____________.

 a.  1588– 1603
 b.  1604– 1640
 c.  1640– 1680
 d.  1660– 1700

5.)  There were _______ missions to Roanoke.

 a.  One
 b.  Two
 c.  Three 
 d.  Four

6.)  English “adventurers” who preyed on Spanish ships were called ________.

 a.  Killer Whales
 b.  Sharks
 c.  Sea Dogs
 d.  Sea Wolves

7.)  The Virginia Company received a ________ to run the settlement in North America.

 a.  Deed
 b.  Charter
 c.  Contract
 d.  Writ

8.)  The Father of Elizabeth I was ________.

 a.  Edward II
 b.  Henry VIII
 c.  James I
 d.  Richard II

9.)  The Pilgrims were members of the ___________ faith.

 a.  Baptist
 b.  Calvinist
 c.  Catholic
 d.  Lutheran

10.)  Elizabeth I was succeeded by____________.

 a.  James I
 b.  Charles I
 c.  Richard I
 d.  Edward I

11.)  The first Africans to arrive at James town were ______________.

 a.  Allowed to work for their freedom
 b.  Enslaved
 c.  Sent to the East Indies
 d.  Sent to Barbados 

12.)  Elizabeth had ___________ child(ren).

 a.  One
 b.  Two
 c.  Three
 d.  No

13.) ___________________ was the organizer of the settlement in Virginia.

 a.  Sir Walter Raleigh
 b.  John Cabot
 c.  James I
 d.  Ellinor Dare

14.) The Pilgrims first moved to ____________ before coming to America.

 a.  Holland
 b.  France
 c.  Germany
 d.  Denmark

15.)  The Indian tribes near the Virginia settlements were ____________ tribes.

 a.  Inuit
 b.  Iroquois
 c.  Cherokee
 d.  Algonquian 
 

Part Two: Match the person with the letter of their identity.

1.)  John White_____                                              A.  First English child born in the New World

2.) John Cabot_____                                               B.  Leader of the Roanoke settlement

3.) William Bradford_____                                      C.  Husband of Pocahontas

4.)  Virginia Dare_____                                           D.  Italian Explorer in England’s pay.

5.) John Rolfe_____                                                E.  Author of the book Of Plymouth Plantation
 

Part Four: Complete the following statements with the proper answers.  Each statement has ONE correct answer.

1.)  The Virginia Company was a _______________________________company.

2.)  Jamestown was founded in ________________. 

3.) _____________________ enforced the rule “he that does not work shall not eat” in Jamestown.

4.)  The first representative body of government in the English Colonies was called the ______________________________.

5.) ____________________________ was the name of the first Pilgrim ship to come over to America.

6.)  John White found the word _______________ carved onto a tree when he returned to find an empty Roanoke.

7.) _________________ was the first cash crop of Jamestown.

8.)  After 1624, Jamestown became a ____________colony.

9.)  Jamestown lies on the _____________ bay.

10.) ___________ wrote tracts praising the fruitfulness of New England.
 
 

Part Five: Essay. 

 1619 is a key year in the history of the settlement of Jamestown.  Briefly discuss 

why this is true and what events were involved. 
 

Bonus: The settlement of Roanoke disappeared.  Briefly give your opinion as to what 

happened, including specific reasons.


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