Roanoke: The Lost Colony Quiz

Roanoke was known as the “Lost Colony” because when explorers returned, _______.

• the colonists had mysteriously disappeared

• they found a thriving settlement

• the colony had been relocated to a nearby island

• the colonists had built a large fort

_______ was given the land in Virginia to establish the new colony.

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• Christopher Columbus

• John Smith

• Francis Drake

_______ rescued the 1st group of settlers at Roanoke as he was traveling around the world. They had run out of supplies and needed help.

• Sir Francis Drake

• Christopher Columbus

• John Smith

• Walter Raleigh

_______ led the second expedition to try and establish the colony of Roanoke.

• John White

• Walter Raleigh

• Francis Drake

• Richard Grenville

_______ were a friendly group of Indians that lived on the Roanoke Island.

• Croatans

• Cherokees

• Iroquois

• Sioux

The first English settler that was born in Roanoke was John White’s grand-daughter, _______.

• Virginia Dare

• Elizabeth White

• Anne Hutchinson

• Mary Johnson

John White left Roanoke to return to England to get supplies for the colonists. It took him 3 years to return because _______.

• England was at war with Spain and needed all ships to fight in the war

• he decided to explore other parts of Europe

• he was captured by pirates

• he fell ill and had to recover before returning

When John White returned to Roanoke he found that all colonists and their homes had disappeared. He found the word _______ carved into a tree.

• Croatan

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Salem

The colonists had agreed to put a _______ on the tree if they were in danger. There was no cross found.

• cross

• circle

• triangle

• square

Some theories on what may have happened to the colonists:

• The colonists joined a friendly Indian group so they could stay alive.

• The colonists were killed by a group of Indians.

• The colonists built boats and tried to sail back to England.