Roanoke and Jamestown

By the 1600's, the English were settling the Americas.

• True

• False

Why were the English settling the Americas?

• They were searching for riches and new and better lives

• They were running from the plague

• The English were at war with Krypton

• There was no more room in England

Who were the people moving the to the Americas?

• The King and Queen of Spain

• Children

• Nobles and ordinary people

• The Archbishop of Cantebury

English ships attacked Spanish treasure ships.

• True

• False

Who was the most famous English explorer?

• Captain Kidd

• Jean Lafitte

• Sir Francis Drake

• Jack Sparrow

What did John White find when he returned to Roanoke?

• The people had disappeared and few items were left

• A thriving colony

• Pilgrims and Native Americans eating Thanksgiving dinner

• Spanish settlers

In 1606, King James gave permission to an English businessman to start a colony in North America. The businessman founded a company. What was the name of the company?

• New World

• Land Ho! and Goods

• The Virginia Company

• North Carolina Goods and Trade

In 1607, the Virginia Company sent 105 boys and men to North America to begin a colony.

• True

• False

What was the name of the colony settled by John White by permission of King James?

• Roanoke

• Discovery

• Jamestown

• West Virginia

What were the names of the three ships that sailed to Jamestown from England?

• Susan Constant, Godspeed, Discovery

• Black Pearl, Queen Anne's Revenge, Nautilus

• Jolly Roger, Jolly Jack, Jolly Jim

• La Santa Maria, La Nina, La Pinta