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The first English settler to grow tobacco successfully in Virginia was

A
Captain John Smith.
B
John White.
C
John Rolfe.
D
Sir Walter Raleigh.
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The Virginia Company chose the inland site for Jamestown because it was

A
not controlled by the Powhatan American Indians.
B
easy to defend from the Spanish.
C
easy to defend from American Indians.
D
on a river that did not have swamps.
3

One of the main things that tobacco did for Jamestown was to

A
foster peace between the English and the Powhatan.
B
save the colony by providing a source of income.
C
finance the formation of the House of Burgesses.
D
make the Virginia Company a financial success.
4

One of the main reasons that Jamestown settlers struggled to survive was that they

A
were not used to physical labor.
B
spent too much time looking for the Roanoke colonists.
C
befriended the Powhatan people.
D
listened to John Smith’s faulty advice.
5

Why did Jamestown’s location cause hardship for the colonists?

A
Its island location was difficult to reach.
B
Its swampy location had a lot of disease.
C
Its coastal location was hit by hurricanes.
D
Its ocean shore location was raided by passing ships.
6

When Captain John Smith led the Jamestown colony, he insisted that the colonists

A
work for food.
B
attack the Powhatan.
C
look for gold and other treasure.
D
search for the Roanoke colony.
7

The House of Burgesses in Virginia was founded to

A
establish rules about working.
B
communicate with the Virginia Company.
C
make laws for the colony.
D
establish the tobacco trade.
8

Which of the following best describes what happened to the Roanoke colonists?

A
They were never found, and no one knows what happened to them.
B
They were found living on nearby Croatoan Island.
C
They were found living with American Indians.
D
They were found dead, apparently killed by a storm.
9

Which of the following best explains how the Virginia Company worked?

A
The company created an expedition, sold stock, and profited from the expedition.
B
The company sold stock, created an expedition, and profited from the expedition.
C
The company profited from an expedition, sold stock, and created an expedition.
D
The company created an expedition, profited from the expedition, and sold stock.
10

For the Virginia Company, the risk of losing money from a failed expedition was shared

A
only by the company’s leaders.
B
only by the monarchy.
C
by all stock owners.
D
only by the colonists on the expedition.

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