Lost Colony

What was the Lost Colony?

• Group of people from England trying to start a colony on Roanoke Island and was never heard from again.

• A group of people from France who started a colony on Roanoke Island.

• A group of people who are well documented in history.

• A group of people that moved in with the Croatoan Indians.

What Native American tribe lived near Roanoke Island was:

• Cherokee Indians

• Mattaponi Indians

• Croatoan Indians

• Cheyenne Indians

Queen Elizabeth I of England gave permission to what Englishman to start a colony in North America?

• Ralph Lane

• John Smith

• John White

• Sir Walter Raleigh

England's reason for beginning a new colony in North America was...?

• To find new people

• to learn a new language

• to find natural resources like gold, land, and lumber

• to see new places

Who was the first Governor of the Lost Colony?

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• John Smith

• A Croatoan Indian

• John White

Virginia Dare is the name of

• the lost child of Sir Walter Raleigh

• The first baby born in North America

• John White's sister

• The first baby to survive the journey across the sea

How long was John White waiting to return to Roanoke Island with supplies for his colonists?

• 6 years

• 4 months

• 2 months

• 3 years

What is the reason for John White's delay in returning to Roanoke Island?

• Pirates were waiting to capture him off shore.

• England was at war with Spain.

• He didn't want to come back.

• He was sick.

Why do you think the word Croatoan was written on a tree by the Lost Colonist?

• went to live with or were murdered by the Croatoan Indians or left for England

• Didn't want to be found when John White returned.

• moved South

• moved North

Who was England's Queen who asked for the Colony to form in North America?

• Queen Josephine

• Queen Elizabeth III

• Queen Elizabeth I

• Queen Harriet