Explorers of North Carolina

What was the name of the first English child born in the Americas?

• Eleanor Dare

• Virginia Dare

• Croatoan

• John White

What mysterious word was found carved at the abandoned Roanoke Colony?

• Verrazzano

• Croatoan

• Ayllón

• Raleigh

Who was the first European settler to build a permanent home in present-day North Carolina?

• Nathaniel Batts

• Christopher Columbus

• John Smith

• William Penn

What was the name of the second town established in what was known as the Province of North Carolina?

• Bath

• New Bern

• Jamestown

• Raleigh

What did indentured servants receive in exchange for their work?

• Land ownership

• Passage to the colonies

• Gold and silver

• Free education

What was the main reason landowners turned to enslaved people?

• To increase their wealth

• To build larger homes

• To explore new lands

• To find new trade routes

What crops did early North Carolina settlers grow?

• Wheat and barley

• Corn, squash, and sunflowers

• Rice and sugarcane

• Coffee and tea

Who was Edward Teach better known as?

• Blackbeard

• Redbeard

• Bluebeard

• Whitebeard

What was the special license called that made a pirate a privateer?

• Letter of marque

• Letter of intent

• Letter of passage

• Letter of trade

What was Stede Bonnet's background before becoming a pirate?

• Wealthy gentleman from Barbados

• Fisherman from Jamaica

• Merchant from England

• Soldier from France