Unit 2 Review

True or False: all 4 of the major empires colonizing the Americas were present on the modern day east coast before the British took control of the coastline.

• True

• False

Roanoke was in the modern day state of:

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

• Virginia

• Georgia

What was an advantage of having an island colony such as Roanoke?

• An island was easier to defend from enemies

• Easy access to drinkable water

• Easy access to natural food resources

• There were no advantages to colonizing an island

Which of the following is NOT a major accepted theory by historians about what happened to the people of the Roanoke Colony

• They became a part of the local Native American Tribe

• They were killed by the local Native American Tribe

• They all starved to death

• They drowned in a boat attempting to access food on the mainland

• Alien abduction

True or False: John white left Roanoke for 3 years and did not have the opportunity to look for the missing people when he got back.

• True

• False

What was the first settlement of the Virginia Colony

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Massachusetts Bay

All of the following is true of John Smith EXCEPT:

• Almost convicted of mutiny until he was revealed as a chosen leader to the Jamestown Colony

• He set up strict rule and was credited with saving the colony after initial failures

• He ate several people in order to stay alive in his account of the "starving time"

• He created a working trade relationship with the Powhatan tribe in the area

What was the name of the Chief and later of the tribe that lived nearby to and was friendly with the Jamestown Colony

• Powhatan

• Cherokee

• Lenni-Lenape

• Arawak

• Wampanoag

True or False: Historians believe that John Smith was violently attacked by the Powhatan tribe and was saved by Pocahontas.

• True

• False

John Rolfe is best known for

• Introducing a new variety of tobacco to the Virginia Colonies that helped the English compete with the Spanish and Portuguese

• Saving Jamestown through his strict leadership style

• Establishing trade with the French and Spanish in the colonies