1) Who was the founder of England's first American colony? a) John White b) Sir Walter Raleigh c) John Smith d) Squanto 2) Who imposed a law that said "He who will not work shall not eat?" a) John White b) Sir Walter Raleigh c) John Smith d) Squanto 3) What is the name of the native American girl who saved John Smiths from being executed? a) Squanto b) Powahatan c) Pocahontas d) Croatoan 4) Where was Jamestown built? a) on an island b) on a marsh c) on a hill 5) What do we call the period of time when English colonists were so hungry, they resorted to eating their own horses and dogs? a) The Starving Time b) The Cannibal Time c) The Great Depression d) The Hurting Time 6) Jamestown voted for a group of settlers to make laws and represent them. This group was called.. a) The house of representatives b) the house of King James c) the house of Burgesses d) The senate 7) In the Jamestown settlement, the colonists found a lot of gold, making them rich! a) true b) false 8) What crop was nicknamed "Virginia's gold"? a) cotton b) gold c) tobacco d) corn 9) People who want to have a different church are known as... a) pilgrims b) colonists c) separatists d) both pilgrims and separatists 10) Squanto was an English speaking Native American who was very helpful to the settlers of which colony? a) Plymouth b) Jamestown c) Roanoke 11) The pilgrims of Plymouth were angry at ______________ for not allowing them to have a different church. a) Squanto b) John Smith c) Sir Walter Raleigh d) King James 12) A legal contract in which the pilgrims signed to have fair laws was called the.... a) Mayflower House b) House of Burgesses c) Mayflower Compact d) The Mayflower bill of rights 13) Jamestown and Plymouth both had democratic governments. a) true b) false 14) This settlement is called the "lost colony" and the colonists disappeared. a) Plymouth b) Roanoke c) Jamestown 15) This settlement was the first SUCCESSFUL one. a) Plymouth b) Roanoke c) Jamestown

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