Roanoke Quiz

What country sent colonists to Roanoke?

• Spain

• England

• France

• Netherlands

What US state is Roanoke located in today?

• Virginia

• North Carolina

• West Virginia

• Georgia

Who was the first child born in the Americas to English parents?

• Elizabeth White

• John Greenville

• Virginia Dare

• Pocahontas

True or False: The Roanoke Colony eventually grew into a large city where thousands of colonists lived.

• True

• False

Where was the only clue found?

• On a piece of paper

• On the side of a house

• Written in pebbles on the ground

• Carved into a tree

Who was the leader of England at the time the Roanoke colony was settled?

• Queen Victoria

• King Henry VIII

• Queen Elizabeth I

• King Goerge V

True or False: Historians know exaclty what happened to the Colony of Roanoke.

• True

• False

What word was found carved on a tree?

• "Gone"

• "Jamestown"

• "Croatoan"

• "North"

What two countries were at war?

• France and Spain

• England and Spain

• America and France

• America and Spain

Why did the first settlers of Roanoke return home?

• They were kicked off their land.

• They wanted to settle in another place.

• They followed the King's instructions.

• They didn't have supplies.