Q: When was the Roanoke Colony established?
A: 1585
Q: Where was the Roanoke colony established?
A: Present-day North Carolina
Q: Why was the Roanoke colony founded?
A: To expand England's territory and to search for gold and other riches.
Q: How was the land for farming in the Roanoke Colony?
A: Poor
Q: In the Roanoke Colony, the colonists were mostly _________________________.
A: Businessman that didn't know how to farm
Q: How long did the first group of settlers stay on Roanoke Island?
A: One year
Q: Who was the leader of the second group of settlers on Roanoke Island?
A: John White
Q: Who was the founder of the Roanoke Colony?
A: Sir Walter Raleigh
Q: Where did John White return to for supplies?
A: England
Q: What happened to the colony when John White returned?
A: It had disappeared.
Q: When was Jamestown Settlement established?
A: 1607
Q: Where was Jamestown Settlement established?
A: On the James River inside the Chesapeake Bay
Q: Who was the founder of Jamestown Settlement?
A: The Virginia Company
Q: Why was Jamestown Settlement established?
A: To expand England's territory, to search for gold and other riches
and to grow cash crops
Q: What was John Smith's motto on working?
A: "Those that don't work, don't eat.
Q: When Smith was injured, what happened?
A: The colonists quit working
Q: The winter after the colonists quit working in the Jamestown
Settlement, many people died. What was this time called?
A: The "starving time
Q: In 1612, who planted the first successful tobacco crop and what
colony was this person part of?
A: John Rolfe/ Jamestown Settlement
Q: Tobacco helped Jamestown prosper and become the first ________________________________________.
A: Permanent English settlement in North America
Q: When was Plymouth Colony established?
A: 1620
Q: Where was Plymouth Colony established?
A: Cape Cod
Q: Who were the founders of Plymouth Colony?
A: The Pilgrims
Q: Why was Plymouth Colony established?
A: For the pilgrims' religious freedom
Q: What happened to Pilgrims when they practiced their religious
beliefs in England?
A: They were persecuted
Q: In 1620, 102 pilgrims left on a ship to go to North America. What
was the name of this ship?
A: The Mayflower
Q: When was the Massachusetts Bay Colony established?
A: 1628
Q: Why was the Massachusetts Bay Colony established?
A: The Puritans wanted to avoid religious persecution
Q: When was the Pennsylvania Colony established?
A: 1681
Q: Why was the Pennsylvania Colony established?
A: The Quakers wanted religious freedom
Q: When was the Georgia Colony established?
A: 1733
Q: Why was the Georgia Colony established?
A: They wanted economic freedom