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Roanoke and Jamestown

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long was it before White could return to the colony after leaving to get supplies?

a)

3 months

b)

1 year

c)

3 years

d)

5 years

2.
Which country sponsored Roanoke?
a)
Syria
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
England
3.
What is not a theory about what happened to the Roanoke settlement?
a)
The settlers moved to a nearby island called Croatan.
b)
American Indians attacked and destroyed it.
c)
The settlers found a way to get back to England.
d)
The settlers became part of the Croatan tribe.
4.

What year was Roanoke founded?

a)

1999

b)

2016

c)

1587

d)

1690

5.
Which of the following is NOT true about the English settlement of Roanoke?
a)
It is known as the Lost Colony.
b)
It was the first permanent English colony.
c)
The first English child born in North America lived at Roanoke.
d)
The settlers were hoping to find gold and silver.
6.
Why was colony of Roanoke called the lost colony?
a)
The people returned to England.
b)
The colonist were gone when the other colonists came back.
c)
They moved to Jamestown.
d)
The colonist kept losing supplies and couldn't find anything!
7.
Why did John White return to England?
a)
to get supplies
b)
he was injured 
c)
he missed his family
d)
to fight in the war
8.
Who was the founder of Roanoke?  
a)
John White
b)
John Rolfe
c)
King James
d)
John Smith
9.

A colony is

a)

Land controlled by another country

b)

a written contract

c)

a place where people went to be free

d)

a country by itself

10.

When Captain John White returned ...

a)

the settlers were living with the indians

b)

the settlers returned to England

c)

the settlers left a written note telling where they were

d)

there was no sign of the settlers

11.
Why did it take John White so long to return to the settlement with supplies?
a)
England was fighting a war and his ship could not leave.
b)
He did not want to return.
c)
He got lost.
12.
Roanoke is in what current US state?
a)
Maryland
b)
Virginia
c)
North Carolina
d)
South Carolina
13.

What word did John White find carved in a tree when he returned?

a)

Roanoke

b)

Crowman

c)

Help

d)

Croatoan

14.
Who was the first child born in America?
a)
Virginia Dare
b)
Eleanor Dare
c)
Francis Drake
d)
Thomas Rolfe
15.
Who did the Queen of England send out from 1584-1585 to find places in the New World to Colonize?
a)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
b)
Sir Elton John
c)
Sir Walter Raleigh
d)
Sir Mixalot
16.

Sir Walter Raleigh wanted to set up a colony in __________.

a)

South America

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

North America

17.
What symbol did Mr. White asked to colonists to make if they had any trouble?
a)
Create a big fire for him to see
b)
Make a big symbol in the sand
c)
Carve a happy face on a tree
d)
Carve a cross on a tree
18.
Which Native American tribe was willing to help John White's group of settlers?
a)
Croatoan
b)
Roanoke
c)
Cherokee
d)
Powhatan
19.

Leader John Smith

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

20.

Where is Jamestown

a)

North Carolina

b)

Virginia

c)

South Carolina

d)

Florida

21.

Nearby Natives in Jamestown Settlement: Powhatan people

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which settlement had "The Starving Time".

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

23.
What became Jamestown's "gold"?
a)
cars
b)
tobaccco
c)
water
d)
tomatoes
24.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1607
c)
1608
d)
2081
25.

What was the name of the Native American girl who told the Powhatan people they should get along with settlers and help them survive?

a)

Belle

b)

Ariel

c)

Pocahontas

d)

Rapunzel

26.
Jamestown was located on a peninsula in ...
a)
Virginia
b)
North Carolina
c)
Florida
d)
New York
27.
The Virginia House of Burgesses:
a)
Provided an example of representative government.
b)
Established the first army in the New World.
c)
Regulated what the people were allowed to eat.
d)
Determined who could leave the colony. 
28.
Why did the settlers select the name "Jamestown"?
a)
To honor King James
b)
To honor a baby born on the ship
c)
To honor Saint James
d)
To honor the ship's captain
29.
Who said, "If you don't work, then you don't eat!"?
a)
Chief Powhatan
b)
Christopher Newport
c)
Lord De La Warr
d)
Captain John Smith
30.
Which of the following was the first permanent English colony in the Americas?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke 
c)
Georgia 
d)
Virginia 
31.
How did John Rolfe help Jamestown generate income for the Virginia Company?
a)
Introduction tobacco in the colonies
b)
Beginning the Headright System
c)
Starting the Middle Passage
d)
Marrying Pocahontas
32.

Why did Queen Elizabeth want to establish a colony in America?

a)

Boredom

b)

England was going through many problems

c)

Gold and Natural Resources

d)

They needed more land

33.

What was the first law-making assembly in Virginia called?

a)

Governor

b)

Governor's Council

c)

House of Burgesses

34.

shares in a company that are sold to raise money

a)

sponsor

b)

stock

c)

colony

d)

raw materials

35.

resources that can be turned into finished products and sold for a profit

a)

legislature

b)

stock

c)

raw materials

d)

cash crop

36.

a settlement ruled by a far away country

a)

cash crop

b)

House of Burgesses

c)

colony

d)

legislature

37.

another name for a law-making body (ex. The House of Burgesses was one)

a)

colony

b)

legislature

c)

charter

d)

stock

38.

a plant grown to be sold for a profit rather than to be used by the farmer

a)

colony

b)

raw materials

c)

cash crop

d)

charter

39.

someone who was legally bound to work for a fixed time (usually 7 years) in exchange for the cost of living and travel

a)

indentured servant

b)

House of Burgesses

c)

charter

d)

self-government

40.

political independence or rule by common agreement (The House of Burgesses was the first example of this in the English Colonies.)

a)

colony

b)

charter

c)

legislature

d)

self-government

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