Assessment: Early English Settlements

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A(n) ____ is a form of government in which the ruler is a king or queen.

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monarchy

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A form of government where citizens elect the leaders to make decisions is called a(n) ____.

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representative government

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People who settled in Roanoke and Jamestown were called ____.

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colonists

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The government of Virginia was more ____ than England's.

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democratic

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The first permanent English colony in America was named ____.

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Jamestown

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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?

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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 colonists disappeared

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What was the 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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elected representatives made its laws