History Alive Chapter 6

The first English settlement, which today is known as the "lost colony"

• Plymouth
• settlements
• Jamestown
• Roanoke

The first English settlement, which today is known as the "lost colony"

• Plymouth
• settlements
• Jamestown
• Roanoke

Town that was started in Virginia in hopes of finding gold and other natural riches

• Plymouth
• settlements
• Jamestown
• Roanoke

Town that was started in Virginia in hopes of finding gold and other natural riches

• Plymouth
• settlements
• Jamestown
• Roanoke

Small communities started by people who are new to an area

• Plymouth
• settlements
• Jamestown
• Roanoke

Town in present-day Massachusetts that was started for religious reasons

• Plymouth
• settlements
• Jamestown
• Roanoke

Why did the first group that went to Roanoke give up and return home?

• They were unable to find the gold for which they were searching.
• They ran short of supplies
• They began fighting among themselves over land
• They were angry with the way they were being ruled

What delayed Captain John White's return to Roanoke?

• There was a war with Spain, and his ships could not safely leave England
• The king sent him to help another settlement
• He could not raise the money he needed to repair his ships
• The English government put him in jail because of his actions in Roanoke

When Captain John White finally returned to Roanoke, what did he and his men find?

• a ruined fort
• a carving that read "CROATOAN"
• no signs of the settlers
• all of the above

Which of the following was NOT a problem with the place the settlers chose to build Jamestown?

• The land was not good for farming
• The land was rich with gold, so people refused to farm
• The water was dirty and salty
• The area swarmed with mosquitoes that carried malaria