The Lost Colony of Roanoke

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What country established the Colony of Roanoke?

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England

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What US state is Roanoke located in today?

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North Carolina

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Who was the first child born in the Americas to English parents?

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Virginia Dare

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True or False: The Roanoke Colony eventually grew into a large city where thousands of colonists lived.

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False

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What did White find when he returned to the island in 1590?

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an abandoned village

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True or False: Historians know exactly what happened to the Colony of Roanoke.

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False

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Who returned to England to raise money for supplies for Roanoke?

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John White

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

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Croatan

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Why was the colony of Roanoke called the lost colony?

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The colonist were gone when the other colonists came back.

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Why did John White return to England? Options: to get supplies, he was injured, he missed his family, to fight in the war

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to get supplies