Exploring Jamestown
A Grade 4 worksheet on the history and significance of the Jamestown settlement.
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Exploring Jamestown
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Good luck!
1. In what year was Jamestown established?
1492
1607
1776
1812
2. Who was the leader who helped Jamestown survive its early years?
Christopher Columbus
George Washington
John Smith
William Penn
3. The primary cash crop that helped Jamestown become profitable was .
4. The Native American tribe that lived near Jamestown was the Confederacy.
5. The early settlers of Jamestown faced many challenges, including disease and starvation.
True
False
6. Pocahontas was a princess from the Powhatan tribe who helped the Jamestown colonists.
True
False
7. Look at the image. What does it show about how Jamestown might have looked?
8. Name two reasons why the Jamestown settlement was important in American history.