Roanoke and Jamestown

How long was it before White could return to the colony after leaving to get supplies?

• 3 months

• 1 year

• 3 years

• 5 years

Which country sponsored Roanoke?

• Syria
• France
• Spain
• England

What is not a theory about what happened to the Roanoke settlement?

• The settlers moved to a nearby island called Croatan.
• American Indians attacked and destroyed it.
• The settlers found a way to get back to England.
• The settlers became part of the Croatan tribe.

What year was Roanoke founded?

• 1999

• 2016

• 1587

• 1690

Which of the following is NOT true about the English settlement of Roanoke?

• It is known as the Lost Colony.
• It was the first permanent English colony.
• The first English child born in North America lived at Roanoke.
• The settlers were hoping to find gold and silver.

Why was colony of Roanoke called the lost colony?

• The people returned to England.
• The colonist were gone when the other colonists came back.
• They moved to Jamestown.
• The colonist kept losing supplies and couldn't find anything!

Why did John White return to England?

• to get supplies
• he was injured 
• he missed his family
• to fight in the war

Who was the founder of Roanoke?  

• John White
• John Rolfe
• King James
• John Smith

A colony is

• Land controlled by another country

• a written contract

• a place where people went to be free

• a country by itself

When Captain John White returned ...

• the settlers were living with the indians

• the settlers returned to England

• the settlers left a written note telling where they were

• there was no sign of the settlers