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WorksheetsCCMS 4th - Roanoke
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which colony is known as the "lost colony?"
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Roanoke
d)
The Mayflower
2.
Which country wanted to establish colonies in the New World in the late 1500s?
a)
France
b)
Cuba
c)
Europe
d)
England
3.
What is a settlement that is far away from the country that owns it?
a)
Home
b)
Colony
c)
Kingdom
d)
Holiday
4.
What word did the English find carved into a tree when they finally returned to Roanoke?
a)
ROANOKE
b)
CROATOAN
c)
COLONISTS
d)
DISAPPEARED
5.
One group landed on Roanoke in 1585, but had to return back to England the following year. Why did they have to go back home?
a)
They had harsh winter conditions and little food.
b)
They didn't like it.
c)
It was too hot.
d)
They didn't know how to survive.
6.
Why did England want to start a colony in the New World?
a)
The Queen was interested in finding gold and other natural resources.
b)
The Queen needed a fun place to take a vacation.
7.
Who was the one in charge for sending the colonists over the New World?
a)
King Ferdinand
b)
Queen Isabella
c)
Queen Elizabeth I
d)
King Francil I
8.
Who was Queen Elizabeth I's adviser?
*He helped lead the first attempt at living on Roanoke.
*He helped lead the first attempt at living on Roanoke.
a)
Walter Raleigh
b)
Roanoke
c)
John White
d)
John Smith
9.
Who helped Walter Raleigh lead more than 100 men, women, and children to Roanoke the 2nd time?
a)
John White
b)
Queen Elizabeth I
10.
Who left to go to England to gather more supplies for the colony?
a)
John White
b)
Walter Raleigh
11.
What did John White find when he returned to Roanoke 3 years later?
a)
Nothing except the word CROATOAN carved into a tree.
b)
Nothing except empty houses and belongings.
c)
He found bodies, houses, and the word CROATOAN carved into a tree.
12.
What is an educated guess, or hypothesis?
a)
colony
b)
theory
c)
Roanoke
13.
One Theory of What Might've Happened:
The colonists could have been taken by the
_________ people.
The colonists could have been taken by the
_________ people.
a)
Croatoan
b)
Spanish
c)
English
d)
French
14.
One Theory of What Might've Happened:
They could have willingly gone to live with the
______________ people.
They could have willingly gone to live with the
______________ people.
a)
English
b)
Croatoan
c)
Spanish
d)
French
15.
One Theory of What Might've Happened:
They could have been attacked by _________ soldiers.
They could have been attacked by _________ soldiers.
a)
French
b)
Croatoan
c)
English
d)
Spanish
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