First English Settlements

Why is Roanoke called the “lost colony”?

• John White could not find his way back to it
• Everyone went back to England.
• It lost a contest with Jamestown.
• All the settlers disappeared.

The first settlers to arrive at Plymouth came in search of

• freedom to practice their religion.
• independence from England.
• natural riches such as gold.
• good farmland and fishing

Why was Jamestown settled? 

• religious freedom. 
• to find gold and riches. 
• to have a better life. 
• to separate from the Church of England. 

This colony was settled by separatists, known as the Pilgrims, from the Church of England who wanted to avoid religious persecution. (1620)

• Massachusetts Bay
• Plymouth
• Pennsylvania
• Georgia

Colony settled by Quakers who wanted freedom to practice their religion without interference

• Massachusetts Bay
• Plymouth
• Pennsylvania
• Georgia

Colony settled by people who were in debtors prison back in England. They wanted a fresh economic start.

• Jamestown
• Roanoke Island
• Pennsylvania
• Georgia

The first permanent English settlement in North America (1607)

• Jamestown
• Roanoke Island
• Pennsylvania
• Georgia

Colony settled by Puritans to avoid religious persecution back in England (1620)

• Jamestown
• Roanoke Island
• Massachusetts Bay
• Plymouth

Known as the "Lost Colony," it was established as an economic venture (1587)

• Jamestown
• Roanoke Island
• Massachusetts Bay
• Plymouth

From which country did all of the colonies we've talked about come from?

• Ireland
• Spain
• Portugal
• England