NC Explorers and Lost Colony

What was Giovanni da Verrazano looking for when he set sail?

• The United States

• The Northwest Passage

• North Carolina

• San Salvador

What is a colony?

• A type of ship

• A large body of water

• a settlement ruled by a far-away country.

• a route to Asia through or around North America.

Study the map. What explorer sailed along the entire coast of North Carolina?

• Ayllón

• Verranzo

• De Sotto

What do we call the failed colony on Roanoke Island?

• Found Colony
• Lost Colony
• Croatoan
• Jamestown

Who was in charge of setting up colonies in North Carolina?

• Walter Raleigh
• Ralph Walley
• Wall E
• John Walls

Which of these is NOT a reason early colonials attempts failed in NC

• They came at the wrong time of year
• They did not know how farm
• They upset the Native Americans
• They ate spoiled berries

Who was the first child born in America?

• Virginia Dare

• Eleanor Dare

• Valerie Dare

• Elizabeth Dare

Where was the word Croatoan found?

• on a piece of paper

• carved on a fence post

• on the side of a house

• spelled with pebbles on the ground

Who was the leader of the second colony of Roanoke?

• John White

• John Smith

• Ralph Lane

• Sir Francis Drake

What did White find when he returned to the island in 1590?

• a few settlers

• an abandoned village

• a Native American tribe

• signs of a huge battle