Chapter 3 & 4 Test Review

Question 1

He was the leader of the Jamestown Colony

Answer 1

John Smith

Question 2

He was the wise governor of Plymouth for thirty-six years

Answer 2

William Bradford

Question 3

This group wanted to separate from the Church of England

Answer 3

Separatists

Question 4

He was the friendly Indian who helped the Plymouth settlers with the farming

Answer 4

Squanto

Question 5

She was the powerful queen of England who said that Sir Walter Raleigh could not go to the New World

Answer 5

Elizabeth I

Question 6

This was the first English child born in America

Answer 6

Virginia Dare

Question 7

He was the Pilgrim’s minister

Answer 7

Elder Brewster

Question 8

He was the Indian chief who made a treaty with the Pilgrims

Answer 8

Massasoit

Question 9

This leader insisted that men work for their food

Answer 9

Captain John Smith

Question 10

What was Jamestown’s main money crop?

Answer 10

tobacco

Question 11

This was England’s first permanent colony in the New World

Answer 11

Jamestown

Question 12

The Lost Colony that completely disappeared

Answer 12

Roanoke

Question 13

The colony Jamestown was started by a group of merchants called ____.

Answer 13

The London Company

Question 14

The ship that brought the Pilgrims to the New World

Answer 14

Mayflower

Question 15

The book that told the history of the Plymouth settlement was called _____.

Answer 15

Of Plymouth Plantation

Question 16

What was the Mayflower Compact?

Answer 16

The first written agreement for self-government in the New World

Question 17

Both Roanoke and Jamestown were located in the part of the New World called _____.

Answer 17

Virginia

Question 18

Plymouth was located in the part of the New World called ____.

Answer 18

Massachusetts

Question 19

Developed the syllabary

Answer 19

Sequoya

Question 20

Bought land from the Indians instead of just taking it

Answer 20

Roger Williams

Question 21

Spent his short life preaching to the Indians despite his illness

Answer 21

David Brainerd

Question 22

Translated the Bible into the language of the Massachusetts Indians

Answer 22

John Eliot

Question 23

Came to America to preach; one of the most famous English preachers of his day

Answer 23

John Wesley

Question 24

Was declared the world’s greatest athlete during the 1950s

Answer 24

Jim Thorpe

Question 25

Man who called the Native Americans “Indians”

Answer 25

Christopher Columbus

Question 26

To whom did Queen Elizabeth I give permission to start a colony?

Answer 26

Sir Walter Raleigh

Question 27

What was given to England’s land in America?

Answer 27

Virginia

Question 28

What event caused England to win the war against Spain?

Answer 28

Defeat of the Spanish Armada

Question 29

What were King James’ four goals for the settlement of Jamestown?

Answer 29

• find sea passage through America to the Indies
• find gold, silver, and valuable minerals
• find the people of Roanoke
• teach Indians Christianity

Question 30

Three ships that brought English to Jamestown?

Answer 30

• Susan Constant
• Godspeed
• Discovery

Question 31

Why was the land on which Jamestown was built important to the Indians?

Answer 31

It was their hunting grounds

Question 32

What was Jamestown’s main money crop?

Answer 32

tobacco

Question 33

Where did the Separatist go before coming to America?

Answer 33

Holland

Question 34

What governor of Plymouth wrote “Of Plymouth Plantation?”

Answer 34

William Bradford

Question 35

What is a charter?

Answer 35

An official permit to start a settlement in America