#2. The English Colonies in Virginia

What year England and Spain were bitter rivals?

• 1500s

• 1300s

• 1700s

• 1200s

What Queen Elizabeth I of England wanted?

• hoped to stablish an English colony in North America.

• took many years, and several failures before a successful colony took root.

• attempt to set up a north American colony.

• landed in what is now North Carolina.

What was the name of Queen Elizabeth I advisor?

(a)  

Complete:

With the queen’s support, Sir Walter Raleigh sent an exploring party across the Atlantic Ocean in ___

• 1584

• 1545

• 1485

• 1384

Complete:

The English landed in what is now___

• North Carolina

• Atlantic Ocean

• England

• Spain

Who Sir Walter Raleigh called the whole area?

• Virginia

• North Carolina

• New England

• New Spain

Complete the sentence:

The next year, Raleigh sent 117 settlers to the same area. They settled on a place called___

• Roanoke island

• Pirate island

• Wood island

• Virginia island

What happened in 1586?

• the survivors returned to England

• Raleigh sent another 150 settlers

• the two groups led to more food shortages

• John White, the colony’s leader, decided to go back to England to get help.