Lost Colony of Roanoke

Roanoke is off the coast of what current US state?

• Maryland

• Virginia

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

What prevented White from immediately returning to Roanoke after going back to England?

• he didn't want to go

• it took a while to get all the supplies he needed to bring back

• the Queen wouldn't let him return

• the Spanish were at war with England and wouldn't allow ships to pass through the ocean

How long did it take John White to get back to Roanoke after returning back to England?

• one year

• three months

• three years

• five years

Who was the leader of the colony of Roanoke?

• John White

• John Smith

• Mark Greenville

• Virginia Dare

Who was the first child born in America?

• Virginia Dare
• Eleanor Dare
• Francis Drake
• Becky Thatcher

Who established the Roanoke Colony?

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• Captain John Smith

• Sir Walter Scott

• Christopher Columbus

Why did John White return to England?

• to get supplies
• he was injured 
• he missed his family
• to fight in the war

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What did John White find carved into a tree?

• CRO

• A cross

• HELP!

• S.O.S

What country established the Colony of Roanoke?

• Portugal

• Spain

• England

• France

What happened at Roanoke that is still a mystery?

• Why the colony returned to England.

• Why all of the colonist died.

• Why all of the colonist disappeared.

• Why the Spanish took over the colony.