Early English Settlements

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A settlement is a

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small, newly built community

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The first settlers to arrive at Plymouth came in search of: good farmland and fishing, natural riches such as gold, independence from England, freedom to practice their religion.

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freedom to practice their religion

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What delayed Captain John White's return to Roanoke? Options: war between England and Spain, a trip to another settlement, a need to raise money to repair ships, a jail sentence for his actions in Virginia

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war between England and Spain

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What did the Pilgrims travel on to Plymouth? Options: the railroad systems, the Mayflower, the Roanoke ship, an unnamed vessel

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the Mayflower

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Why is Roanoke called the "lost colony"?

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All the settlers disappeared.

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Compared with Jamestown and Plymouth, the Roanoke settlement was

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earlier

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What was a problem with the original site of Jamestown?

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It was a marsh with poor land.

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One person or nation united with another for a common purpose is called

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an ally

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Which best describes New England at the end of King Phillip's War?

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completely under English control

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Why was Virginia considered more democratic than England?

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it elected representatives who made its laws