1st English Colonies

1st English Colony

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

• Mexico

Why did the settlers at Roanoke go back to England the first time?

• They fought with the French

• Indian attacks

• They were homesick

• They didn't know how to survive

Why didn't John White come back to Roanoke like he promised?

• He forgot

• The king wanted them to learn to live on their own

• England was now at war with Spain

• He died

What do people THINK happened to the colonies at Roanoke?

• They were massacred by the Lumbee Indians

• They went to live with the Croatoan Indians

• They joined the Mexican colony in Florida

• They returned to England

What's a common nickname for Roanoke Island Colony?

• The Dead Colony

• The Lumbee Colony

• The Croatoan Colony

• The Lost Colony

Where was Jamestown Colony?

• Virginia

• North Carolina

• Massachusetts

• Florida

What was a problem at Jamestown?

• Bad Water

• Disease carrying mosquitoes

• Didn't plant crops

• All of the above

Who is credited with saving Jamestown from being another Lost Colony?

• John White

• John Smith

• Squanto

• Sir Francis Drake

Which Native American is associated with Jamestown?

• Pocahontus

• Squanto

• Samoset

• Massasoit

What did Jamestown get rich from?

• Fur

• Gold

• Tobacco

• Cotton