Roanoke & Jamestown

Which of these was England's first attempted colony?

• Jamestown, VA

• Roanoke Island, NC

• Plymouth, MA

• Wiliamsburg, VA

Who explored the land in North America that would be where England would build their first colony?

• John White

• John Smith

• Walter Raleigh

• John Cena

The English were interested in exploring North America to ...

• find a trade route to China/Asia

• find gold and silver

• bring their religion to new areas

• All of the above

The land Raleigh explored for England was named ________, in honor of their unmarried Queen Elizabeth.

• Carolina

• Virginia

• Roanoke

• Charlotte

Raleigh got the funding to establish England's first American colony from ...

• joint stock company investors

• England's Parliament

• Queen Elizabeth

• his brother

The governor of the Roanoke colony was ...

• Walter Raleigh

• John Smith

• John White

• William Bradford

Virginia Dare was ....

• the first English person killed in a native attack in America

• the first English woman to give birth to a baby in America

• the first woman to be elected governor in an American colony

• the first English baby born in the Americas

Why did John White leave the Roanoke colonists to go back to England?

• to finalize his divorce from his wife

• he had to fight in the war against France

• he had to stand trial for murder

• to get supplies for the colony

How long was John White in England for before he returned to the Roanoke colony?

• 1 year

• 2 years

• 3 years

• 4 years

Why was John White unable to return to Roanoke immediately?

• He became very ill with bubonic plague

• All ships were being used in England's war against Spain

• He did not have enough money to pay for his way back

• It took a long time to round up enough supplies for the colonies due to the economic depression