Exploration and Settlement

Grade 4 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the answer.

1. 1.

   Tobacco helped Jamestown survive. How?

   • Colonists traded it for furs in France.
   • Colonists sold it in England for money.
   • It was used to build their houses.
2. 2.

   Which explorer founded the French settlement at Quebec in 1608?

   • Christopher Columbus
   • Samuel de Champlain
   • Hernando de Soto
3. 3.

   Look at the timeline. Which event belongs in the empty box?

   • the railroad is finished (1869)
   • the Gold Rush begins (1849)
   • Jamestown is founded (1607)
4. 4.

   Why did Jamestown's colonists struggle in their first years?

   • The Powhatan people made them leave at once.
   • Bad water and sickness weakened many people.
   • They found too much gold to carry.