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 B. Roanoke B. Roanoke  C. Jamestown C. Jamestown  A. Plymouth A. Plymouth  D. Wampanoag D. Wampanoag Which colony is considered the “lost colony”?

Back to Board  B. Roanoke

 C. Fort C. Fort  A. Settlement A. Settlement  B. Colony B. Colony  D. Town D. Town What is the word for a small community started by people who are new to an area?

Back to Board A. Settlement

 A. Roanoke A. Roanoke  C. Jamestown C. Jamestown  B. Plymouth B. Plymouth  D. Maryland D. Maryland Which of the following is a town started in Massachusetts for religious reasons?

Back to Board B. Plymouth

 D. Jamestown D. Jamestown  C. Delaware C. Delaware  B. Roanoke B. Roanoke  A. Plymouth A. Plymouth Which of the following was a settlement started in Virginia in hope of finding gold?

Back to Board D. Jamestown

 A. Couldn’t find gold A. Couldn’t find gold  C. Began fighting over land C. Began fighting over land  D. Angry about how they were ruled D. Angry about how they were ruled  B. Ran out of supplies B. Ran out of supplies Why did the Roanokans give up and return home?

Back to Board B. Ran out of supplies

 A. The king wouldn’t let him A. The king wouldn’t let him  C. Ship could not leave b/c of war C. Ship could not leave b/c of war  With Spain With Spain  B. He couldn’t repair his ship B. He couldn’t repair his ship  D. Government put him in jail D. Government put him in jail What delayed John White’s return to Roanoke?

Back to Board C. War with Spain

 A. a ruined fort A. a ruined fort  B. carved CROATOAN B. carved CROATOAN  C. All of the above C. All of the above  D. No settlers at all D. No settlers at all What did John White find when he finally returned to Roanoke?

Back to Board C. All

 C. The water was dirty and salty C. The water was dirty and salty  A. No one would farm b/c they A. No one would farm b/c they  found so much gold found so much gold  B. The land was terrible for farming B. The land was terrible for farming  D. Mosquitoes w/ malaria D. Mosquitoes w/ malaria Which was NOT a problem Jamestown faced?

Back to Board A. There was NO gold

 A. John White A. John White  C. John Smith C. John Smith Which leader said, “If you don’t work, you don’t eat?”  D. Walter Raleigh D. Walter Raleigh  B. John Rolfe B. John Rolfe

Back to Board C. John Smith

Which cash crop helped Jamestown survive?  A. Corn A. Corn  C. Syrup C. Syrup  B. Wheat B. Wheat  D. Sweet tobacco D. Sweet tobacco

Back to Board D. Sweet tobacco

 A. Pilgrim’s plan of gov’t A. Pilgrim’s plan of gov’t What was the Mayflower Compact?  C. Promise of religious freedom C. Promise of religious freedom  B. Agreement w/ Natives B. Agreement w/ Natives  D. Agreement w/ King James D. Agreement w/ King James

Back to Board A. Pilgrim’s plan of gov’t

 C. Could only communicate C. Could only communicate  w/ sign language w/ sign language Which does not describe Squanto?  A. Taught Pilgrims to hunt A. Taught Pilgrims to hunt  and farm and farm  B. Pilgrims believe he was B. Pilgrims believe he was  Sent by God Sent by God  D. His entire tribe was wiped D. His entire tribe was wiped  Out by disease Out by disease

Back to Board C. He actually could speak fluent English

 C. Starving Time C. Starving Time What is the difficult period of history in Jamestown from ?  A. Hunger Time A. Hunger Time  B. Wicked Winter B. Wicked Winter  D. Cold Colony D. Cold Colony

Back to Board C. Starving Time

 C. Give thanks for harvest C. Give thanks for harvest What did the Pilgrims celebrate with the Wampanoags?  A. Squanto’s birthday A. Squanto’s birthday  D. Pocahontas’ bravery D. Pocahontas’ bravery  B. Defeat of rival tribe B. Defeat of rival tribe

Back to Board C. Thanksgiving

 B. William Bradford B. William Bradford Who was the elected governor of Plymouth ?  A. John Smith A. John Smith  D. John White D. John White  C. Sir Walter Raleigh C. Sir Walter Raleigh

B. Geography and climate

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