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- 1. Multiple Choice
Roanoke was settled in the summer of what year?
1984
1587
2020
1700
- 2. Multiple Choice
Roanoke was located off the shore of this current US state:
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
California
- 3. Multiple Choice
From which country did the Roanoke settlers arrive?
Spain
France
Germany
England
- 4. Multiple Choice
True or False: Roanoke was the very first PERMANENT settlement in "The New World."
True
False
- 5. Multiple Choice
Who did the Queen of England send out from 1584-1585 to find places in the New World to Colonize?Sir Arthur Conan DoyleSir Elton JohnSir Walter RaleighSir Mixalot - 6. Multiple ChoiceWho was the founder of Roanoke?John WhiteJohn RolfeKing JamesJohn Smith
- 7. Multiple Choice
Roanoke is also called
The Mysterious Island
The Amazing Disappearing Colony
North Carolina
The Lost Colony
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of the first expedition to the New World?
Mining
Naval Training
Exploration
- 9. Multiple Choice
How many weeks was the first group of explorers on Roanoke before returning to England?
2
4
6
10
- 10. Multiple Choice
Who were the two Native Americans who helped the British when they arrived? (Choose two)
Manteo
Pocahontas
Wanchese
Chief Sitting Bird
- 11. Multiple Choice
What happened to one of the ships from the second expedition?
It wrecked
It went to the wrong country
It sank far out at sea
The crew mutinied
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhy did John White go to Roanoke the first time?to find his familyto illustrate what the new world looked liketo learn the native languagefor gold
- 13. Multiple Choice
What did the men throw into the sea in their hurry to leave Roanoke in 1586?
All their food
Their tents
The maps made by White and Harriet
Clothes and shoes
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat word did John White find carved in a tree when he returned?RoanokeCrowmanHelpCroatan
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWho was the first child born in America?Virginia DareEleanor DareFrancis DrakeThomas Rolfe
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhy did John White return to England?to get supplieshe was injuredhe missed his familyto fight in the war
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhy was colony of Roanoke called the lost colony?The people returned to England.The colonist were gone when the other colonists came back.They moved to Jamestown.The colonist kept losing supplies and couldn't find anything!
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHow long was it before White could return to the colonist after leaving to get supplies?3 months1 year3 years5 years
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat symbol did Mr. White asked to colonists to make if they had any trouble?Create a big fire for him to seeMake a big symbol in the sandCarve a happy face on a treeCarve a cross on a tree
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhy was there no ships available to take John White back to Roanoke?He did not have enough moneyThe trip was too dangerousThere was a naval war going on with SpainOther people were exploring areas and left no free ships
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