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Roanoke and Jamestown

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

By the 1600's, the English were settling the Americas.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Why were the English settling the Americas?

a)

They were searching for riches and new and better lives

b)

They were running from the plague

c)

The English were at war with Krypton

d)

There was no more room in England

3.

Who were the people moving the to the Americas?

a)

The King and Queen of Spain

b)

Children

c)

Nobles and ordinary people

d)

The Archbishop of Cantebury

4.

English ships attacked Spanish treasure ships.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Who was the most famous English explorer?

a)

Captain Kidd

b)

Jean Lafitte

c)

Sir Francis Drake

d)

Jack Sparrow

6.

What did John White find when he returned to Roanoke?

a)

The people had disappeared and few items were left

b)

A thriving colony

c)

Pilgrims and Native Americans eating Thanksgiving dinner

d)

Spanish settlers

7.

In 1606, King James gave permission to an English businessman to start a colony in North America. The businessman founded a company. What was the name of the company?

a)

New World

b)

Land Ho! and Goods

c)

The Virginia Company

d)

North Carolina Goods and Trade

8.

In 1607, the Virginia Company sent 105 boys and men to North America to begin a colony.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What was the name of the colony settled by John White by permission of King James?

a)

Roanoke

b)

Discovery

c)

Jamestown

d)

West Virginia

10.

What were the names of the three ships that sailed to Jamestown from England?

a)

Susan Constant, Godspeed, Discovery

b)

Black Pearl, Queen Anne's Revenge, Nautilus

c)

Jolly Roger, Jolly Jack, Jolly Jim

d)

La Santa Maria, La Nina, La Pinta

11.

John Smith eventually took over as leader of Jamestown.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

According to legend, who saved John Smith's life when he was captured?

a)

Sacagawea

b)

Pocohontas

c)

King James

d)

Queen Elizabeth

13.

Jamestown colony failed and there were no traces of survivors.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The first attempt to settle Roanoke resulted in everyone sailing back to England.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

To this day what happened to the colonists that attempted to settle Roanoke the second time remains a mystery.

a)

True

b)

False