Early English Settlements

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

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

What delayed Captain John White's return to Roanoke?

• 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

What did the Pilgrims travel on to Plymouth?

• the railroad systems
• the Mayflower
• the Roanoke ship
• an unnamed vessel

Why is Roanoke called the "lost colony"?

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

Compared with Jamestown and Plymouth, the Roanoke settlement was

• earlier
• larger
• longer lasting
• wealthier

What was a problem with the original site of Jamestown?

• It was high in the hills.
• It was too rocky to farm.
• It was a marsh with poor land.
• It was too near the American Indians.

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

• an ally
• a burgess
• a colonist
• a swamp

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

• more prosperous than ever before
• completely under English control
• threatened by Spanish domination
• strengthened by trust between settlers and 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
• it elected representatives who made its laws