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England's first successful American colonies

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “England's first successful American colonies”, from the unit “European conquest of the Americas: why was its impact so devastating?” (Year 8 History) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. Match the key words with the correct definitions.
  2. What alternative name was given to Roanoke?
  3. Potosi mine helped increase Spain's wealth because of its huge amounts of __________
  4. Roanoke was England's first permanent __________ in the Americas.
  5. Identify an example of indigenous resistance to European spiritual conquest.
  6. Sort the events into chronological order.
  7. True or false? The Powhatans always fought against English settlers in Jamestown.
  8. Write the missing word. By 1650, members of the Powhatan nation had been dispossessed by settlers and forced to live on _______ .
  9. What crop did settlers around Jamestown begin selling to Europe in 1614?
  10. Write the missing word. Before marrying the colonist John Rolfe, Pocahontas was _______ by English settlers and converted to Christianity.
  11. What was the main cause of the 'starving times' in Jamestown?
  12. Why did tobacco farming lead to conflict between settlers and the Powhatans?

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