Roanoke, Jamestown, Columbus Assessment

Question 1

What colonies are the New England regions? (there are four)

Answer 1

• Massachusetts,
• New Hampshire,
• Rhode Island,
• Conneticut.

Question 2

What colonies are in the Middle regions? (there are four)

Answer 2

• New York,
• Pennsylvania,
• New Jersey,
• Delaware.

Question 3

What colonies are in the Southern regions? (there are 5)

Answer 3

• Maryland,
• Virginia,
• North Carolina,
• South Carolina,
• Georgia.

Question 4

Which colonies had a large Loyalist population? (hint: there are 4)

Answer 4

• New York,
• Pennsylvania,
• South Carolina,
• Georgia.

Question 5

Why could Christopher Columbus be considered a hero?

Answer 5

• Inspired many people
• Introduced Old World to New World
• Caused Columbian Exchange
• He gave lots of power to Spain
• Caused new opportunities for people.

Question 6

What would be traded in the Columbian Exchange? (in general)

Answer 6

• Plants (e.g. maize, potatoes, tobacco)
• Culture,
• Animals,
• Technology and ideas
• Diseases

Question 7

Why could Christopher Columbus be considered a greedy conqueror?

Answer 7

• Sold native children as slaves
• Forced people to convert to Christianity
• Inspired nations to start Trans-Atlantic slave trade
• Many natives were killed or captured

Question 7

How do some Indigenous people think of Columbus?

Answer 7

They don’t agree with him, and dislike him, for they thought he was genocidal and stole land.

Question 8

How do some Italians think of Columbus?

Answer 8

They like him, as he is hard-working and shows resilience, courageousness, and integrity.

Question 9

How do some Spanish think of Columbus?

Answer 9

They admire him, but also acknowledge what he did (negatives).

Question 10

When did the Roanoke colony sail to the New World? Where?

Answer 10

May 1587, modern day North-Virginia

Question 11

What problems did the Roanoke colony have at Roanoke?

Answer 11

• Native Americans
• Couldn’t trade
• Lacked food and supplies
• Came late in the year, and had a hard time growing crops.

Question 12

Why did John White get stuck in England for three years?

Answer 12

A war between England and Spain broke out.

Question 13

What did the settlers see when they came back to Roanoke?

Answer 13

“CRO” and “Croatoan” on trees.

Question 14

Who was Simon Ferdinando?

Answer 14

The Admiral of the fourth voyage to Virginia.

Question 15

What did Ferdinando do which negatively impacted the voyage to Virginia?

Answer 15

• Abandoned one of the ships
• Abandoned Captain Stafford
• Constantly distracted the crew
• Left the crew on an island called Hatorask

Question 16

How did the development of slavery impact the Africans in colonial Virginia?

Answer 16

• Cramped Boat ride
• More prone to sickness and weakness
• Became more frightful.
• Labored in the tobacco fields for the London company.
• Most of the Africans died within the first year due to seasoning.

Question 17

How did the development of slavery impact the English settlers in colonial Virginia?

Answer 17

• More wealth –> more tobacco labor for London company.
• Increased in population.

Question 18

What is the London company?

Answer 18

(Chatgpt)

• The company was instrumental in the early development of tobacco cultivation, which became a major cash crop for the colony.
• The London Company was founded in 1606 as part of a broader effort by English investors to explore and colonize North America.

Question 19

What was traded from Africa to the Americas?

Answer 19

Enslaved people

Question 20

What would be traded between Europe and Africa?

Answer 20

Africa traded spices, gold, ivory for manufactured goods.

Question 21

What would the Americas trade with Europe?

Answer 21

They would give :
* Tobacco
* Maize (corn)
* Fur
* Pineapples
* Squash
* Llamas
* Tomatoes
* Pumpkins,
* Potato
* Cacao
* Avocado
Et cetera

You don’t need to know all of these, just most of them.

Question 22

What would Europe trade with the Americas?

Answer 22

They would give :
* Horses
* Cattle
* Wheat
* Pears
* Sugar
* Onions
* Rice
* Small-pox
Et cetera.

You don’t need to know all of these, just most of them.

Question 23

What two items would be traded between Europe and the Americas which encouraged slave trade?

Answer 23

Tobacco and sugar.

Question 24

What are some pros of the Columbian Exchange?

Answer 24

• Improved economy
• New crops, food, improved diets
• Opportunity for Europeans

Question 25

What would be a good argument about how Columbus was a greedy conqueror?

Answer 25

A good argument:

Columbus was a greedy conqueror. When Columbus reached the Americas, he showed no respect toward the natives, instead, he decided to enslave them. To elaborate, he slaughtered the indigenous people. Since his main conquest was to find gold, he decided to make the enslaved people mine for gold, however, if you did not present enough gold to Columbos, he would torture you. Yes, he did inspire other Europeans to come to the Americas, but the bad outweigh the good.

or

Columbus was a brave hero. He wanted to leave Spain to find a new trade route to India. This shows his braveness and integrity, for he explored the mysterious ocean. Moreover, he had the intention to claim land for Spain, as well as, spread the Catholic religion. After he came to the Americas he inspired others around Europe to go to the Americas. Others may think he was a greedy conqueror because of how he treated the Natives. Still, when you look further into Columbus’s perspective, slavery was, unfortunately, a common thing that happened around the road. Given that point, this could have led to Columbus thinking since other rulers do it, why can’t he?

Question 26

When was the Columbian Exchange from?

Answer 26

1490s and onward.

Question 27

What are some ideas given through the Columbian Exchange?

Answer 27

• Christianity,
• Tribal customs or traditions from Africans

Question 28

How are some ways English and Powhaton communicated?

Answer 28

They would gift adolescent boys to learn culture and language, or kidnap people.

Question 29

What would be a good example of an agreement for Pocahontas to not save John Smith?

Answer 29

Pocahontas did not save John Smith from her tribesmen. This is because all of the sources written by John Smith, state that he was saved. This was only for publicity, for he wanted to raise more wealth for himself and Pocahontas. Moreover, this was just an adoption ceremony, adherents believe that Smith’s life was never in danger. Why else would John be welcomed into the tribe? John’s motive to write about Pocahontas was to promote the settlement in Virginia. This changes the view completely, for he is just doing all of this for wealth.

Question 30

What happened to the Roanoke? Make your argument good with evidence!! (Yours might not match the one on the answer key)

Answer 30

The English settlers did go to the island of Croaton from Roanoke. We can infer this because whe John White saw the “CRO” markings on the tree, this meant the English settlers were going to Croaton Island. This was a form of communicaiton back then. Adding on, when John White came to the Islands, he wrote that the ships were missing. This could be evidence towards the settlers moving to the Croaton. Also since there was a Croaton tribe, this could mean that the settlers decided to join the tribe.

Question 31

What happened to the Roanoke?