The Lost Colony of Roanoke

Where is Roanoke Island located?

• South Carolina

• Tennessee

• North Carolina

What did the English hope to find in the new land?

• gold

• new land

• clothing and shoes

Where did they get the name Roanoke?

• from the Native Americans that lived there

• after a rake they found on the ground

• from the illnesses

How did the Explorers describe Roanoke?

• awful

• empty

• full of fish, animals, fruit, and friendly people

What type of men did they send to Roanoke?

• kings

• soldiers

• peasants

Why did the men want to leave Roanoke?

• They were not getting rich off the land.

• They missed their family.

• They wanted to find a new land.

What type of people did they send to Roanoke the 2nd time?

• Men, women, and children went.

• Only soldiers

• the same group of men

Why did Governor John White go back to England?

• To go home to his family

• To get more supplies

• To make money

Why was John White not able to return immediately?

• He had to get a job.

• Many people wanted him to be king.

• A war with the Spanish had begun.

What clues did John White find about the colonists when he returned?

• He found footprints leading to a house.

• He found only the word Croatoan carved into a fence post.

• He found houses and buildings but no people.