SW Week 2 - Lost Colony Roanoke

Why did John White return to England?

• He was homesick.

• The colony was in desperate need of supplies.

• Queen Elizabeth asked him to return to England.

• He was afraid of the Spanish.

Why was John White so late getting back to Roanoke?

• His ship was captured and he had to escape.

• During the war with Spain, the queen kept commercial trips from traveling.

• His ship was wrecked.

• He didn’t want to return.

Why did other settlers and explorers study White’s maps?

• They could learn new things about Roanoke.

• They were so detailed.

• They were so entertaining.

• They were colorful.

What else did John White do that can be used as a primary source?

• He recorded American Indian stories.

• He collected records left by the lost colonists.

• He kept excellent records of places that he had been.

• He carved words into tree trunks.

Why did John White have to call off his search for the Roanoke colonists?

• He didn’t have anywhere left to search.

• The Croatoan people asked him to stop.

• He gave up because he got discouraged.

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• Extremely bad weather forced him to end the search.

How do we know so much about the early English colonies in America?

• American colonial storytellers became famous for their stories.

• Colonists wrote long letters home.

• John White told lots of people about them.

• John White left detailed drawings.

How do we know that the houses were destroyed?

• "was graven CROATOAN without any crosse"

• "we passed toward the place where they were left in sundry houses"

• "the place was very strongly enclosed"

• "we found the houses taken down"

What about the tree carving made John White think the colonists were okay?

• It didn't say "help."

• The message was short.

• There was no cross with the message.

• The word Croatoan meant "safe."

About how many years had it been since John White had left Roanoke?

• more than 5

• about 4

• about 3

• less than 1

There are _____ stars and ______ stripes on the USA flag.

• 12, 51

• 50, 13

• 13, 50

• 51, 12