Early English Settlements

A settlement is a

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

What delayed Captain John White’s return to Roanoke?

• a trip to another settlement
• a war between England and Spain
• 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
• Everyone went back to England.
• It lost a contest with Jamestown.
• All the settlers disappeared.

What was a problem with the original site of Jamestown?

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

Why was Virginia considered more democratic than England?

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

The first settlers to arrive at Plymouth came in search of

• freedom to practice their religion.
• independence from England.
• natural riches such as gold.
• good farmland and fishing

What was the Mayflower Compact?

• a pledge of friendship with American Indians
• a plan of government drawn up by the settlers
• an agreement with the ship's captain
• a promise of support by the king

Compared with Jamestown and Plymouth, the Roanoke settlement was

• earlier.
• larger. 
• wealthier.
• longer lasting. 

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

• a burgess
• an ally
• a colonist
• a Pilgrim

Which of these best describes New England at the end of King Philip’s War?

• more prosperous than ever before
• completely under English control
• threatened by Spanish domination
• strengthened by trust between settlers and American Indians