Early English Settlements

The first permanent English colony in America was named ____________________.

• Plymouth

• Roanoke

• Chesapeake

• Jamestown

A settlement is ________________________.

• 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.

The first settlers to arrive at Plymouth came in search of _____________________.

• good farmland and fishing.

• natural riches such as gold.

• independence from England.

• freedom to practice their religion.

What was the Mayflower Compact?

• a pledge of friendship with American Indians

• a plan of government drawn up by the settlers

• an agreement with the ship's captain

• a promise of support by the king

What are the Pilgrims building?

What natural resource are the Pilgrims using? How are they using it?

Based on this image and your reading, what are other hardships the Pilgrims faced at Plymouth?