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Lost Colony

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Roanoke was located off the shore of this current US state:

a)

Alabama

b)

Georgia

c)

North Carolina

d)

California

2.
What word did John White find carved in a tree when he returned?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Crowman
c)
Help
d)
Croatan
3.
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
4.

Why was the 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!
5.

From which country did the Roanoke settlers arrive?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

England

6.

What happened at Roanoke that is still a mystery?

a)

The colony moved inland.

b)

All the colonists disappeared.

c)

All the colonists were found dead.

d)

The Spanish took over the colony.

7.

Why did it take John White 3 years to return to Roanoke?

a)

Boats moved a lot slower back then

b)

The Brittish were in a war with Spain so all of the boats were being used in the war

c)

It took him a very long time to find the food and weapons he wanted to bring back with him

8.

What happened to the colonists of Roanoke

a)

They made friends with the natives and moved away

b)

They starved to death

c)

They were captured by the Spanish

d)

They were in a war with the Native's and killed

e)

All of these answers could be correct

9.
How did the original group of settlers get along with the Native Americans?
a)
They got along very well with the Native Americans
b)
They acted very hostile toward the Native Americans
c)
They married many Native American women
d)
They gave all their supplies to the Native Americans
10.

All of the following were problems faced by the Roanoke colonists except

a)

the plague

b)

inadequate food supply

c)

poor leadership

d)

hostile Native Americans

11.

The mystery of what happened to the Lost Colony was solved after the remains of the colonists were discovered.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

John White did not search further than Roanoke Island for the colonists because

a)

A storm damaged his ship

b)

There were no clues where the colonists went so he didn't know where to search

c)

He had to get back to England

d)

He got in a conflict with the Native Americans and had to leave quickly

13.

Where had the colonist originally planned on settling?

a)

Plymouth Rock

b)

Williamsburg

c)

Chesapeake Bay

14.

The first settlers to come to Roanoke hoped to find what?

a)

furs

b)

coal

c)

silver

d)

gold

15.

Why did England want a colony/settlement in the New World?

a)

England was jealous of Spain.

b)

England wanted a colony in Brazil.

c)

All of the above.

d)

None of the above.

16.
Who was the first child born in America?
a)
Virginia Dare
b)
Eleanor Dare
c)
Francis Drake
d)
Thomas Rolfe