Weekly Check 12/17

Which of the following were early English colonies?

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• All of these were early English colonies

Many early colonies failed. Which of the following are reasons for those failures?

• Extreme weather

• Attacks by Native Americans

• Harsh Climate

• All of these are reasons for early colonies failing

What was the name of England’s lost colony, their first attempt at colonization? It was located off the coast of North Carolina.

• Jamestown

• St. Augustine

• Amsterdam

• Roanoke

What country established the Colony of Roanoke?

• Portugal

• Spain

• England

• France

What US state is Roanoke located in today?

• North Carolina

• Virginia

• Georgia

• New York

Who was the first child born in the Americas to English parents?

• Carolina Smith

• Pocahontas

• Elizabeth White

• Virginia Dare

True or False: The Roanoke Colony eventually grew into a large city where thousands of colonists lived.

• True

• False

Where was the word Croatoan found?

• on a piece of paper

• carved on a fence post (or tree depending upon which account you read)

• on the side of a house

• spelled with pebbles on the ground

What did Roanoke's Governor, John 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

True or False: Historians know exactly what happened to the Colony of Roanoke.

• True

• False