Lost Colony of Roanoke

In the late 1500s, England created its first colony. This colony was named ______, and was settled in what is today known as North Carolina.

• England

• Raleigh

• Spain

• Roanoke

The biggest motivation for settling in the Americas was the idea that ____ could easily be found.

• jewelry

• gold

• food

• animals

______ ______, who was a close adviser to Queen Elizabeth, offered to help build the first colony.

• Walter Raleigh

• Walter Dias

• John Raleigh

• John White

The first group of colonists arrived on Roanoke Island in ____

• 1582

• 1585

• 1685

• 1686

In 1587, he sent a second of group of colonists to Roanoke Island. This time, John _____ led a group of over 100 men, women, and children to the island to build a community.

• White

• Brown

• Raleigh

• Dias

Finally, in ____, White made it back to the colony. What he found was very surprising. The entire colony was gone. B

• 1690

• 1592

• 1590

• 1691

The only clue they could find was a word carved into a tree trunk. This word, “CROATOAN,” was the name of a nearby Native American _____.

• tribe

• town

• food

• clothing

Even if there was no gold, English leaders hoped that North America would be rich in other natural resources, like _____ , spices, and new foods.

• clothing

• jewelry

• lumber

• animals