The Mystery of the Lost Colony

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Jill Hughes
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What was the name of the colony that mysteriously disappeared?
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Why is Roanoke known as the lost colony?
All the colonists vanished without a trace!
No one knew their way back.
All of the colonist were bad with directions.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What is one reason why people are fascinated by the Roanoke colony?
It was the first English settlement in North America.
There is very little information about it.
Both A and B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What was the main reason England wanted to settle American colonies?
So they could fish there.
To create a powerful empire like Spain.
They didn't have anything else to do.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Who was the man in charge of finding the new colony on Roanoke Island?
John White
Christopher Columbus
Queen Elizabeth I
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Why did John White have to return to England after arriving in Roanoke?
To get more supplies and colonists.
To report back to Queen Elizabeth I what he found.
To seek permission to establish the colony.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What clue did John White find regarding the whereabouts of the colonists?
A secret token carved into a wooden post.
A map leading to a nearby island.
A smoke signal from a distant hill.
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What evidence has been found by archaeologists in recent years?
A gold ring and an Elizabethan era sword.
Skeletons of the lost colonists.
Remains of the original settlement.
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