The Lost Colony of Roanoke

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What country established the Colony of Roanoke?

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England

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What US state is Roanoke located in today?

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North Carolina

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Who was the first child born in the Americas to English parents?

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Virginia Dare

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What famous explorer brought the settlers from the first colony of Roanoke back to England?

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Sir Francis Drake

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True or False: The Roanoke Colony eventually grew into a large city where thousands of colonists lived.

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False

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Where was the word Croatoan found? Options: on a piece of paper, carved on a fence post, on the side of a house, spelled with pebbles on the ground

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carved on a fence post

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Who was the leader of the second colony of Roanoke?

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John White

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What did White find when he returned to the island in 1590?

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an abandoned village

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Who was the leader of England at the time the Roanoke colony was settled?

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Queen Elizabeth I

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True or False: Historians know exactly what happened to the Colony of Roanoke.

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False