Teach TCI Chapter 6 & 7 Review

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

• longer lasting.

• wealthier.

The economies of the colonial regions differed because they had different

• governments.

• languages.

• origins.

• resources.

Plantations specialized in producing

• fine food.

• cash crops.

• dairy cattle.

• wood furniture.

Someone who agreed to work for an employer for a set period of time in order to pay off a debt was called

• a slave.

• an apprentice.

• an assemblyman.

• an indentured servant.