TCI Chapter 6 Early English Settlements

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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 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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The first settlers to arrive at Plymouth came in search of

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freedom to practice their religion.

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Why was Jamestown settled?

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to find gold and riches.

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Which colony (a town in present-day Massachusetts) was started for religious reasons?

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Plymouth

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Why was Squanto important to the early settlers?

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He taught the Pilgrims how to farm and plant crops so they could survive.

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True or False: Pocahontas was a Native American who helped the Jamestown settlers survive.

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True

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Which was the first successful colony started in Virginia in hopes of finding gold and other natural riches?

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Jamestown

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What was a problem in Roanoke?

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The first settlers were not farmers, and they didn't know how to grow food to survive.