First Settlements

In what year was Jamestown founded?

• 1600

• 1602

• 1605

• 1607

Who wrote the Charter allowing for the settlement and exploration of Jamestown?

• King James

• Queen Elizabeth

• VA Company of London

• House of Burgesses

What were the TWO main reasons for exploration?

• Natural Resources

• Gold

• Power

• Beat Spain

Who decide the "No Work, No Food" policy?

• John Rolfe

• King James

• John Smith

• VA Company of London

Winter 1609-1610, there was not enough food, colonists died, homes were used as firewood.

• Golden Times

• Hunger Times

• Black Death Times

• Starving Times

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