Lesson 6 Early English Settlements

A(n) is a form of government in which the ruler is a king or queen.​

• colonist
• democrat
• representative government
• monarchy

A form of government where citizens elect the leaders to make decisions is called a(n) ​ .

• representative government
• monarchy
• Jamestown
• democrat

People who settled in Roanoke and Jamestown were called .

• Colonists
• democratic
• monarchy
• Jamestown

The government of Virginia was more than England's.

• democratic
• Jamestown
• monarchy
• representative government

The first permanent English colony in America was named .

• Jamestown
• colonists
• monarchy
• democratic

A settlement is a

• small, newly built community.

• place ruled by another country.

• group of people who travel together.

• town whose residents agree to govern themselves.

What delayed Captain John White’s return to Roanoke?

• a trip to another colony

• a jail sentence for his actions in Virginia

• a war between England and Spain

• a need to raise money to repair ships

Why is Roanoke called the “lost colony”?

• John White could not find his way back to it.

• It lost a contest with Jamestown.

• Everyone there went back to England.

• All the colonists disappeared.

What was a problem with the original site of Jamestown?

• It was high in the hills.

• It was too rocky to farm.

• It was wet land with bad water.

• It was too near the American Indians.

Why was Virginia considered more democratic than England?

• Colonists had freedom of speech.

• All men and women could vote.

• Any man could join the House of Burgesses.

• Elected representatives made its laws.