North Carolina's First Colonies

Multiple Choice

Why did Sir Walter Raleigh want to start a settlement on Roanoke Island?

• He wanted to make friends with the Indians there.

• He thought that the island would provide England with valuable raw materials.

• He thought the island had gold on it.

• He was just looking for a good adventure.

Multiple Choice

What was the first thing that the colonists built when they landed on Roanoke Island?

• Bathrooms

• A village

• New ships

• A fort

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Why did the colonists decide to return to England?

Multiple Choice

Who led the second attempt at settling Roanoke Island?

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• Sir Francis Drake

• John White

• Queen Elizabeth

Multiple Choice

True or False

John White had to return to England because the colonists were running out of food and supplies.

• True

• False

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How long was John White gone?

Multiple Choice

Where were the colonists when John White returned to Roanoke Island?

• Living with the Croatoan Indians.

• Dead because they were attacked by Indians.

• They left the island and went to settle further inland.

• No one knows.

Poll

What do you think happened to the colonists?

• Went to live with the Indians.

• Dead because they were attacked by Indians.

• Moved off of the island and further inland.

• Dead because of starvation and lack of supplies.

Multiple Choice

True or False

Pine trees are can not be used to help build ships.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Was the failure to settle Roanoke Island a total failure for England?

• Yes

• No

Reorder

Put the following events in chronological order.

• Sir Walter Raleigh sent Ralph Lane and 110 men to go and settle Roanoke Island.

• The colonists built a fort and several houses but soon ran out of supplies and were forced to return to England.

• Sir Walter Raleigh sent John White and several families to try once again to settle Roanoke Island.

• Again supplies and food ran out so John White returned to England to get more supplies.

• After being gone for 3 years John White returned to Roanoke to find all of the colonists gone.

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