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WorksheetsRoanoke Colony
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How long was it before White could return to the colonist 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 word did John White find carved in a tree when he returned?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Crowman
c)
Help
d)
Croatan
5.
What were the 3 letters carved into the tree at Roanoke?
a)
CRO
b)
SOS
c)
HEL
d)
ORC
6.
What year was Roanoke founded?
a)
1999
b)
2016
c)
1587
d)
1590
7.
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.
8.
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!
9.
Which Native American tribe was willing to help John White's group of settlers?
a)
Croatoan
b)
Roanoke
c)
Cherokee
d)
Powhatan
10.
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
11.
Who was the first child born in America?
a)
Virginia Dare
b)
Eleanor Dare
c)
Francis Drake
d)
Thomas Rolfe
12.
Why was there no ships available to take John White back to Roanoke?
a)
He did not have enough money
b)
The trip was too dangerous
c)
There was a naval war going on with Spain
d)
Other people were exploring areas and left no free ships
13.
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
14.
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
15.
Who was the founder of Roanoke?
a)
John White
b)
John Rolfe
c)
King James
d)
John Smith
16.
Roanoke is in what current US state?
a)
Maryland
b)
Virginia
c)
North Carolina
d)
South Carolina
17.
Why did John White go to Roanoke the first time?
a)
to find his family
b)
to illustrate what the new world looked like
c)
to learn the native language
d)
for gold
18.
Who was the native that traveled to England, learned English, and taught his language to Harriet?
a)
Chief Powhatan
b)
Virginia Dare
c)
Pocahontas
d)
Manteo
19.
True or False: The Roanoke Colony eventually grew into a large city where thousands of colonists lived.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
What famous explorer brought the settlers from the first colony of Roanoke back to England?
a)
Columbus
b)
Ponce de Leon
c)
James Cook
d)
Sir Francis Drake
21.
Where was the word Croatoan found?
a)
on a piece of paper
b)
carved on a fence post
c)
on the side of a house
d)
spelled with pebbles on the ground
22.
Who was the leader of England at the time the Roanoke colony was settled?
a)
Queen Victoria
b)
Queen Elizabeth I
c)
King James II
d)
King George V
23.
True or False: Historians know exactly what happened to the Colony of Roanoke.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
What country established the Colony of Roanoke?
a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
France
25.
Which of these is a problem that developed for the first colonists at Roanoke?
a)
The supplies that were supposed to be sent from England did not arrive.
b)
Their relationship with the Native Americans was no longer friendly.
c)
Food became hard to find.
d)
all of the above
26.
The second settlement on Roanoke Island is called the Lost Colony because
a)
no one knows where Roanoke Island is.
b)
the colonists got lost on their way to the island.
c)
no one knows what happened to the colonists who established this settlement.
d)
there is no one living on Roanoke Island now.
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