Assessment: Early English Settlements

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

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

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

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

People who settled in Roanoke and Jamestown were called (a)   .

• colonists

• democratic

• monarchy

• Jamestown

The government of Virginia was more (a)   than England's.

• powerful

• influential

• dominant

• significant

The first permanent English colony in America was named (a)   .

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Roanoke

• Savannah

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 war between England and Spain

• a trip to another colony

• a need to raise money to repair ships

• a jail sentence for his actions in Virginia

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?

• A. Colonists had freedom of speech.

• B. All men and women could vote.

• C. Any man could join the House of Burgesses.

• D. Elected representatives made its laws.