13 Colonies

Why did the first group on Roanoke Island not stay?

• Native American threats

• Hunger and no food supply

• Difficult winter

• Couldn't find any gold

Who was the first child born in North America of English descent?

• Pocahontas

• Mary Lewis

• Virginia Dare

• Elizabeth White

John White returned to England for Supplies. Why did he not return for 3 years?

• He was put in prison when he returned to England.

• The King would not pay for his return.

• He was delayed by the war with Spain.

• His ship was damaged and he had to rebuild.

What word did John White find carved on a tree when he returned to Roanoke?

A document granting the right to settle a colony.

• Charter

• Agreement

• Compact

• Constitution

A company where investors bought shares.

• Shares Company

• Joint - Stock Company

• Joint - Shares Company

• Stock Company

What were investors hoping the Virginia Company would find when arriving to North America?

• Native Americans

• Medicines

• Gold

• Religious Freedom

The survival of Jamestown is partly due to which person pushing the colonists to work and also building ties with the Powhatan tribe?

• John Locke

• John Wolfe

• John Folke

• John Smith

What happened when John Smith returned to England?

• The Powhatan tribe stopped providing food

• The settlers were killed in a war with Natives

• The Powhatan friendship grew stronger

• The colonists finally found gold

Land grants of 50 acres to settlers who paid their own way to the colony

• Indentured Servant

• Charter

• Headright

• Land Proctor