The Mystery of Roanoke

What is an archaeologist?

• a person who digs holes in the ground

• a large rock

• a person who studies objects to learn about the past

• an ancient buried structure

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What theory does the author share about what probably happened to the colonists at Roanoke?

• They died in a shipwreck

• They were killed by Indians

• They returned to England

• They split up and moved away

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Where is Roanoake Island?

• West Virginia

• North Carolina

• Virginia

• New York

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When White returned to Roanoke Island, what did he find?

• the colony he had left 3 years earlier

• his daughter and granddaughter

• no one, just the word "Croatoan"

• Native Americans had taken over the settlement

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What are the bad conditions/experiences on the journey by ship that the author described. Check all that apply.

• rats nipping at the toes of the travellers

• getting bitten by a shark

• fighting among the sailors

• human waste sloshing around at the bottom of the boat

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What was directly described as part of the settler's mission of building a colony? Check all that apply.

• establish a port

• build a cozy village

• set up farms

• gather treasures to send back home

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Why didn't the setters get the 500 acres of land they were promised?

• it was overgrown and unusable

• the captains wanted it all for themselves

• it was too dangerous due to the wildlife

• it already belonged to other people

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What did they call their newly "discovered" land?

• The New World

• The Far Away Land

• Awesomeville

• United States of America

What year did Robert Ellis step onshore Roanoke Island?

• 1580

• 1587

• 1601

• 1606

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What was the name of the first colony that was established after the devastation of Roanoke?

• Fredericksburg

• Ossomocomuck

• Jamestown

• Algonquian

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