Early English Settlements

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

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. 

Why was Jamestown settled? 

• religious freedom. 
• to find gold and riches. 
• to have a better life. 
• to separate from the Church of England. 

People who move leave their home to settle in a new land are called ________ ?

• Colonists

• Guests

• Explorers

• Domains

What was the major cash crop that allowed early English settlements to survive? 

• Charcoal
• Yeast
• Corn
• Tobacco

This was the first successful colony despite being attacked by Native Americans.

• Jamestown
• Plymouth 
• Roanoke
• Raleigh