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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which best describes America as Robert saw it in 1587?
empty
busy
beautiful
ruined
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which phase from the story supports how Robert saw America in 1587?
"Thick forests hummed with the sound of frogs."
"They would build a cozy village, set up farms, and gather treasures,,,"
"At that time, millions of Native peoples were living across America..."
"Where there was once a bustling village, there was now only an empty clearing."
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why did the European leaders aim to set up colonies in the New World?
They wanted to help their people succeed.
It sounded like a beautiful place to live.
They wanted to profit from its natural treasures.
They wanted to solve the mystery of Roanoke.
- 4. Multiple Choice
The map helps you better understand the article because it shows...
the tribes of Native Peoples.
where the Roanoke settlement was located.
boundaries in 1587.
how far Roanoke settlers traveled to reach America.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Having few allies meant to Roanoke settlers had...
many supplies.
many friends.
little violence.
little support.
- 6. Multiple Choice
You can infer that when John White returned to Roanoke in 1590, he felt...
angry.
surprised.
filled with glee.
unable to go on.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which conclusion can you draw from "The Mystery of Roanoke"?
European leaders started colonies to help everyone.
European leaders claimed all the treasure.
European settlers had a negative effect on Natives peoples, as many were killed.
European settlers had little effect on Native peoples.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which line from the story supports your conclusion from "The Mystery of Roanoke"?
"But if you joined England's colony, you could get at least 500 acers of land in America."
"That land was not England's to give- it already belonged to other people."
By 1733, there were 13 English colonies lined up along America's east coast."
"Within about 100 years of the Europeans' arrival, as many as 90 percent of Natives peoples in the Americas had died."
- 9. Multiple Choice
A colony is...
an area under full or partial control of another country.
the name of early settlers America.
a set of beliefs that is held by a group of people.
traveling in or through an un familiar area to learn about it.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Colonization is ...
the process of settling among people in a place.
a settler of a colony.
a system of making and trading things of value; good and services.
a set of beliefs that is held by a group of people.
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