Early American Settlements

Who was the first English child born in America in 1587? 

• Eleanor Dare
• Virginia Dare
• Virginia White
• John White

Chief _______was the leader of the Native Tribe near Jamestown.

• Pocahontas
• Powhatan
• Squanto
• Massasoit

Who was the daughter of the local Native Tribe near Jamestown?

• Pocahontas
• Powhatan
• Sacagawea
• Susan Constant

Why did it take so long for John White to return to Roanoke after he left for supplies?

• England was at war with France.
• England was at war with Spain.
• Funds could not be raised for the return trip.
• Smith became ill and could not return.

Which early English colony was located in present-day Virginia?

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• St. Augustine

• Plymouth

This colony was located in present day North Carolina

• Jamestown
• Roanoke
• St. Augustine
• Plymouth

When John White finally returned to Roanoke Island after three years, what word did he find carved into a tree?

• "Chesapeake"

• "Croatoan"

• "Hatteras"

• "Roanoke"

Who led the first of Walter Raleigh's expeditions to the New World to scout locations for possible future settlement?

• John Smith
• John White
• Amadas and Barlowe
• Halkyut and White

St. Augustine was the first permanent European settlement in the present-day United States.  In what year was St. Augustine founded?

• 1513
• 1565
• 1705
• 1765

A document from the king or queen that grants the right to organize a settlement in an area is called a _______________.

• Charter
• Compact
• Headright
• Policy