HA-chapter 6 Early English Settlements

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A settlement is a

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small, newly built community.

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Which Colony was called the "Lost Colony" based on its history? Options: Plymouth, Boston, Roanoke, Jamestown

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Roanoke

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What delayed Captain John White’s return to Roanoke?

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a war between England and Spain

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Why is Roanoke called the “lost colony”?

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All the settlers disappeared.

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What was a problem with the original site of Jamestown?

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It was wet land with bad water.

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Why was Virginia considered more democratic than England?

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It elected representatives who made its laws.

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Why was Jamestown settled? Options: religious freedom, to find gold and riches, to have a better life, to separate from the Church of England.

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to find gold and riches.

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Which settlement started in Virginia with the desire to get rich from gold and silver? Options: Jamestown, Roanoke, Plymouth, New Amsterdam

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Jamestown

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What was a major problem for the Jamestown settlers?

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All of these: bad relationship with Indians, bad water for farming and drinking, diseases from mosquitoes.

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Why was the first winter so hard for the Plymouth Pilgrim Settlement?

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freezing temperatures