Early English Settlements

a form of government where the citizens elect the leaders to make decisions and vote on their behalf

• colonist

• monarchy

• representative government

a person who settles in a colony

• colonist

• representative government

• settlement

a form of government where the ruler is a king or queen

• democratic

• Mayflower Compact

• monarchy

a set of rules written by the Pilgrims to help them live together peacefully

• colonist

• Mayflower Compact

• representative government

a small community created by settlers in a new territory

• democratic

• monarchy

• settlement

a type of government that gives people the power to rule themselves, often through elected representatives

• democratic

• monarchy

• settlement

TRUE or FALSE
The lost settlement of Roanoke is an island near present-day New York

• True

• False

TRUE or FALSE
Captain John White went back to England in 1587 for supplies. Because England was fighting a war with Spain, White's ships were not allowed to return to the colony.

• True

• False

TRUE or FALSE
When Captain John White finally returned to the Roanoke Colony, he found the settlement to be thriving and full of supplies.

• True

• False

Captain John White found what word carved in a gatepost?

• CROATOAN

• ROANOKE

• MISSING