Early American Colonies (Early Settlements))

Review Question: Where was the FIRST European colony in North America, founded/established in 1565?

hint: it was a Spanish colony/fort and this picture shows the fort as it appears today--- it is open to the public (for tourism) if you ever have a chance to travel there :-)

• Jamestown, Virginia

  (Jamestown, VA)

• Plymouth, Massachusetts

  (Plymouth, MA)

• St. Augustine, Florida

  (Saint Augustine, FL)

• Roanoke Island, North Carolina

  (Roanoke, NC)

Answer explanation

Founded in 1565, St. Augustine is the oldest continuously occupied settlement of EUROPEAN (and African-American) origin in the United States!

Review Question: The city of St. Augustine is located in northeast ​ (a)   and was originally a ​ (b)   settlement, started in 1565. The The first fort at St. Augustine was ​constructed out of a special kind of "concrete" called ​ (c)   (hint: rhymes with "-cena" & is shown in this picture)--> this is a locally sourced stone compound/mixture made of shells and limestone rock from that region.

• Florida
• Spanish (founded by the country of Spain)
• Georgia
• coquina
• Portuguese (founded by the country of Portugal)
• marble

Answer explanation

Interesting Fact: St. Augustine were burned by British invaders (under the command of their "pirate"/privateer, Sir Francis Drake) in 1586 . The Spanish militia (military) took on the huge task of re-constructing a stone fort that would better protect the city and its treasury (treasury= $$) from pirates, the British, and other attackers.

Review Question: Where was the FIRST "attempt" at an English colony? (in 1585-1590)

(hint: located off the coast of North Carolina--- on the beaches of the Outer Banks region!)

• Roanoke Island

• Salem
• Plymouth Rock

• Jamestown

Answer explanation

Don't get it confused with the city of Roanoke, Virginia..... that is a separate location!

ROANOKE ISLAND is near the popular beaches of the Outer Banks, NC--> OBX :-)

Review Question: WHO did Queen Elizabeth I (of England) appoint/select to LEAD early British colonization of North America?

(hint: He was in charge of the first expeditions to North America and establishing Roanoke colony.)

• Sir Walter Raleigh
• Christopher Columbus
• John Smith
• John Rolfe

• Sir Francis Drake

Answer explanation

The capital city of North Carolina (Raleigh, NC) is named after Sir Walter Raleigh

The state of North Carolina was originally named/part of VIRGINIA --- named after Queen Elizabeth.

(Queen Elizabeth was known as "the Virgin Queen" --because she never married anyone.)

Quite the scandal at the time...!

Review Question: Why was the original British colony of Roanoke Island, North Carolina NICKNAMED.... "the Lost Colony"?

• The settlers were captured & held as hostages by local Native-American tribes in the area.

  (there may have also just been a huge massacre/attack against these colonists)

• The English settlers disappeared/vanished without a trace!

  (modern-day historians & archaeologists are STILL unsure what happened to these colonists)

• The settlers were killed by a Category 5 hurricane!

  (a "Cat 5" storm = the strongest type of hurricane with heavy winds & coastal flooding)

Answer explanation

To this day, there are many THEORIES (possible explanations) for what happened to these settlers!

It is still the OLDEST "missing-persons case/mystery" in the United States!

Review Question: Before the Roanoke colony mysteriously vanished, one of the female colonists gave birth to a baby girl. As far as we know... this was the FIRST ENGLISH CHILD born in North America.

The child's name was: ___________________

(hint: This picture is showing the church baptism of this child. Her father's name was Ananias & her mother's name was Eleanor.)

• Elizabeth Smith
• Mary Johnson
• Sarah Brown

• Virginia Dare

Answer explanation

It is believed that Virginia Dare lived to the age of around 3 years old before the colony disappeared-- around 1589/1590.

DARE COUNTY, NC (the main county of the Outer Banks/OBX) is named after her!

The Virginia Dare Trail/Highway (otherwise known as: "Beach Road" in th OBX) is also named in rememberance of Virginia Dare.

​ (a)   was the GOVERNOR (leader put in charge) of the Roanoke colony. Eleanor Dare was his daughter and so he was Virginia Dare's ​ (b)   . Around 1587, he returned to England in order to get more supplies for Roanoke. Unfortunately, John White was unable to return to Roanoke for ​ (c)   more years. When John White finally arrived back to Roanoke (around 1590), he found no sign of the colonists (or his family) and the only clue left behind was the word, ​ (d)   , carved into a tree.

(hint: look at this picture!)

• John White
• grandfather
• three
• CROATOAN
• uncle
• five
• John Smith
• CHEROKEE

Answer explanation

The CROATOAN was a local Native-American tribe--- who lived further south on the island of Hatteras, North Carolina.

Many people speculate ("believe") that the Lost Colonists eventually went to live with & assimilated (joined & intermarried) with the Croatoan Indians-- in order to survive.

John White was unable to spend a lot of time searching for the missing colonists because his ship crew had to quickly get back to England. John White NEVER found out what happened to his missing family. #truestory #tragictale

The story of the Lost Colony is still one of America's OLDEST (a)   mysteries. The site of this Roanoke settlement is now a famous national ​ (b)   site and state park, open for tourism. Every summer (throughout the whole summer), there is also an outdoor ​ (c)   that takes place near the site of where the orginal colony was believed to be located!

• unsolved
• historic
• play/performance
• solved
• recreational
• picnic

Answer explanation

Next time you're on vacation in the Outer Banks, go to the town of MANTEO so you can see "THE LOST COLONY" outdoor play!

First performed in 1937, it is America's longest-running outdoor musical/drama play!

TRIP TIP: Make sure to book your tickets/make reservations in advance.... seats will sell out fast! Showtimes start later in the day/during the evening hours --- there's usually at least 2 performances of this play each night throughout the summer months (summer is peak tourism season in the OBX)!

In WHICH YEAR was Jamestown founded (started), as a new English COLONY (SETTLEMENT)?

hint: it was in the 15th century, or the 1600s

• 1807

• 1619

• 1607

• 1776

Answer explanation

"In sixteen hundred and seven, we sailed the open sea...

For glory, God, and gold... and the Virginia Company!"

--lyrics from the Pocahontas (Disney) movie :-)

Where is Jamestown located?

(hint: use this map!)

• in eastern Virginia

• in eastern North Carolina

• in Florida

• in eastern Massachusetts

Answer explanation

Jamestown Island was the site of the ORIGINAL settlement & fort