Roanoke/Jamestown

What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• St. Augustine

• Croatoan

Who made the first attempt at settling in Roanoke in 1585?

• Ralph Lane

• John White

• John Smith

• John Rolfe

Who was asked by Queen Elizabeth I to start a settlement in North America?

• John White

• John Smith

• Walter Raleigh

• Ralph Lane

Who was delayed from returning to Roanoke because the English were in a battle with the Spanish Armada?

• John Smith

• Ralph Lane

• Walter Raleigh

• John White

What island did John White believe the Roanoke settlers may have moved to?

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Croatoan

• St. Augustine

What company established Jamestown in 1607?

• Virginia Company

• Roanoke Company

• England Company

• Drake Company

Who said, "He that will not work, shall not eat," and helped the Jamestown colony survive?

• John White

• John Smith

• Powhatan

• John Rolfe

What did the original settlers come to America in search of?

• gold

• food

• land

• friends

What crop helped Jamestown to grow because they sold it to Europe for profit?

• corn

• rice

• wheat

• tobacco

Who was the tobacco farmer who made great profits for Jamestown?

• John Smith

• Powhatan

• John Rolfe

• Ralph Lane