5th gr TCI lesson 6 - Early English Settlements

A ruler is a king or queen.

• A. colonist

• B. democratic

• C. monarchy

• D. representative government

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

• A. colonists

• B. representative government

• C. monarchy

• D. Jamestown

People who settled in Roanoke and Jamestown were called

• colonists

• democratic

• monarchy

• Jamestown

Compared to England's form of government, the government of Virginia was more

• A. democratic

• B. Jamestown

• C. monarchy

• colonists

The first permanent English colony in America was named

• A. colonists

• B. democratic

• C. monarchy

• D. Jamestown

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 colony

• 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 colonists 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?

• Colonists had freedom of speech.

• All men and women could vote.

• Any man could join the House of Burgesses.

• Elected representatives made its laws.