History Alive Chapter 6

A ______ is a form of government in which the ruler is a king or queen.

• ally

• representative government

• democratic government

• monarchy

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

• ally

• representative government

• communist government

• monarchy

People who settled in Roanoke and Jamestown were called ____.

• Indians

• colonists

• Pilgrims

• conquistadors

The government in Virginia was more _____ than England's.

• rich

• old

• democratic

• alien

The first permanent English colony in America was named ____.

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Boston

A settlement is a

• small, newly built community

• place ruled by another country

• group of people who travel together

• town whose residents agree to govern themselves

What delayed Captain John White's return to Roanoke?

• a war between England and Spain

• a trip to another settlement

• a need to raise money to repair ships

• a jail sentence for his actions in Virginia

Why is Roanoke called the "lost colony"?

• John White could not find his way back to it

• It lost a contest with Jamestown

• Everyone there went back to England

• All the settlers disappeared

What was a problem with the original site of Jamestown?

• It was high in the hills

• It was too rocky to farm

• It was wet land with bad water

• It was too near the American Indians

Why was Virginia considered more democratic than England?

• Settlers had freedom of speech

• All men and women could vote

• Any man could join the House of Burgesses

• Elected representatives made its laws