TCI Lesson 6

An __________________ is a form of government in which the ruler is a king or queen.

• monarchy
• democracy
• House of Burgesses
• government

A form of government where citizens elect the leaders to make decisions is called a(n) ______________

• representative government
• monarchy
• democracy
• settlement

People who settled in Roanoke and Jamestown were called _______________.

• colonists
• governors
• Pilgrims
• crazy

The government of Virginia was more ______________ than England's.

• democratic
• representative
• monarchy
• colonial

The first permanent English colony in America was named ______________.

• Jamestown
• Roanoke
• Plymouth
• America

A settlement is a:

• small, newly built community
• place ruled by another country
• group of people who travel together
• town whose residents agree to govern themselves

What delayed Captain John White's return to Roanoke?

• a 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

Why is Roanoke called the "Lost Colony"?

• John White could not find his way back to it.
• It lost a contest with Jamestown.
• Everyone there went back to England.
• All the settlers disappeared.

What was a problem with the original site of Jamestown?

• It was high in the hills.
• It was too rocky to farm.
• It was wet land with bad water.
• It was too near the American Indians.

Why was Virginia considered more democratic than England?

• Settlers had freedom of speech 
• All men and women could vote.
• Any man could join the House of Burgesses.
• Elected representatives made its laws.