The Lost Colony of Roanoke

 

What are the most accurate sources that historical researchers use? 

• primary sources

• inferences

• secondary sources

• legends and tall tales

What did Sir Walter Raleigh believe about establishing colonies in North America? 

• He liked North America.

• Everyone else was going to North America.

• It would make England rich and powerful like Spain.

• It was the closest continent to Europe.

What resources did Raleigh learn were available in the area? 

• lots of animals to hunt

• plenty of land

• forests and rivers

• excellent fruits, vegetables, fish, and game

Why was John White so late getting back to Roanoke? 

• He didn’t want to return.

• His ship was wrecked.

• During the war with Spain, the queen kept commercial trips from traveling. 

• His ship was captured, and he had to escape.

Why did John White have to call off his search for the Roanoke colonists? 

• He didn’t have anywhere left to search. 

• The Croatoan people asked him to stop.

• He gave up because he got discouraged.

• Extremely bad weather forced him to end the search.

 

Why did John White return to England? 

• He was homesick.

• The colony was in desperate need of supplies.

• Queen Elizabeth asked him to return. 

• He was afraid.

How do we know so much the early English colonies in America? 

• John White left detailed drawings.

• John White told lots of people about them.

• Colonists wrote long letters home.

• American colonial storytellers became famous for their stories. 

What caused the first Roanoke settlement to fail? 

• The colonists could not decide where to settle.

• There was not enough room.

• The colonists got lost.

• The colonists died.

Who was the first English baby born in the New World? 

• Carolina Dare

• Virginia Dare

• Carolina White

• Virginia White

What did John White find when he returned to Roanoke in 1590? 

• The colony had grown.

• The colonists had disappeared.

• The colonists decided to return to England.

• The colonists were sleeping.