Lost Colony of Roanoke

In what year did over 100 colonists attempt to build the first permanent English settlement in North America?

• 1492

• 1607

• 1587

• 1620

What was the name of the island where the colonists attempted to establish their settlement?

• Jamestown Island

• Manhattan Island

• Ellis Island

• Roanoke Island

Who sponsored the expedition to the New World in 1587?

• King James I

• Christopher Columbus

• Sir Francis Drake

• Sir Walter Raleigh

What was the name of the first English child born in North America?

• Anne Roanoke

• Mary Jamestown

• Virginia Dare

• Elizabeth Dare

What did the colonists carve into a tree, which was found by John White upon his return?

• GONE

• ROANOKE

• HELP

• CRO

Which tribe did Governor John White believe the colonists went to join?

• Cherokee

• Croatoan

• Navajo

• Sioux

What was the name of the pilot who marooned the colonists on Roanoke instead of taking them to Chesapeake Bay?

• Simon Fernando

• Francis Drake

• John Smith

• Henry Hudson

What significant artifact did Anne Poole's team hope to find during their underwater dig?

• A gold coin

• A piece of pottery

• A map

• A silver ring

What did the Virginea Pars Map, painted by John White, reveal when examined with new technology?

• A detailed depiction of native villages

• A hidden settlement

• A secret fort

• The location of gold mines

What did the DNA testing aim to prove about the lost colony of Roanoke?

• That the colonists moved to South America

• That the colonists survived and mixed with Native Americans

• That the colonists returned to England

• That the colony never existed