Roanoke and Jamestown

Who was given the right to claim land in North America by Queen Elizabeth?

• Sir Francis Drake

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• John White

• Captain John Smith

Where did the first group of settlers sent by Sir Walter Raleigh arrive in North America?

• Roanoke Island

• Jamestown

• Croatoan Island

• Chesapeake Bay

Who was the first English child born in North America?

• Virginia Dare

• Pocahontas

• John Rolfe

• Captain John Smith

What delayed John White's return to Roanoke after his granddaughter's birth?

• Bad weather

• War with Spain

• Lack of supplies

• Illness

Which king granted a charter to the Virginia Company of London?

• King James I

• King Henry VIII

• King Charles I

• King Edward VI

What river did the ships enter when the colonists arrived in Chesapeake Bay?

• James River

• Roanoke River

• Potomac River

• York River

Who helped the Jamestown colonists survive their first two years?

• Chief Powhatan

• John Rolfe

• Captain John Smith

• Virginia Dare

What crop did the Jamestown colonists start growing to make money?

• Corn

• Wheat

• Tobacco

• Cotton

Who did John Rolfe marry to improve relations with the Powhatan?

• Pocahontas

• Virginia Dare

• John Smith

• Captain John Smith

What did the Virginia Company give to settlers who paid their own way to the colony?

• Money

• Food

• Land grant

• Shelter