Jamestown, Plymouth, Roanoke

Name the "3 Gs" as to why people from England might have decided to leave their country to live in America.

• Gold, God, Glamour

• Gold, God, Glory

• Glory, God, Goods

• Glory, Goods, Greed

Why is Roanoke cnsidered the "lost colony"?

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

• Everyone there went back to England.

• It lost a battle with Jamestown.

• All the settlers disappeared.

The first permanent English colony in America was named ________________.

• Plymouth

• Roanoke

• Junction City

• Jamestown

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 settlement

• a need to raise money to repair ships

• a jail sentence for his actions in Virginia

The first settlers to arrive at Plymouth came in search of

• natural riches such as gold.

• Independence from England.

• Good farmland and fishing.

• freedom to practice their religion.

What was the problem with the original site of Jamestown?

• It was high in the hills.

• It was too rocky to farm.

• It was built on a marsh with bad water.

• It was too near the Native Americans.

What was the Mayflower Compact?

• A plan of government drawn up by the settlers.

• An agreement with the ship's captain.

• A pledge of friendship with American Indians.

• A promise of support by the king.

The first settlers to arrive at Plymouth came in search of

• good farmland and fishing

• natural riches such as gold

• independence from England

• freedom to practice their religion

What was the Mayflower Compact?

• a pledge of friendship with American Indians

• a plan of government drawn up by the settlers

• an agreement with the ship's captain

• a promise of support by the king