Early English Settlements

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A settlement is a

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small, newly built community.

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What delayed Captain John White’s return to Roanoke? Options: a trip to another settlement, a war between England and Spain, a need to raise money to repair ships, a jail sentence for his actions in Virginia

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a war between England and Spain

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Why is Roanoke called the “lost colony”?

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All the settlers disappeared.

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What was a problem with the original site of Jamestown?

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It was wet land with bad water.

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Why was Virginia considered more democratic than England?

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It elected representatives who made its laws.

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The first settlers to arrive at Plymouth came in search of

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freedom to practice their religion.

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What was the Mayflower Compact?

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a plan of government drawn up by the settlers

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Compared with Jamestown and Plymouth, the Roanoke settlement was

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earlier.

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One person or nation united with another for a common purpose is called

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an ally

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Which of these best describes New England at the end of King Philip’s War? Options: more prosperous than ever before, completely under English control, threatened by Spanish domination, strengthened by trust between settlers and American Indians

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completely under English control