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What delayed Captain John White's return to Roanoke?
a) a war between England and Spain
b) a trip to another settlement
c) a need to raise money to repair ships
d) a jail sentence for his actions in Virginia

A settlement is a...
a) small, newly built community
b) place ruled by another country
c) group of people who travel together
d) town whose residents agree to govern themselves

Why is Roanoke called the lost colony?
a) John White could not find his way back to it.
b) It lost a contest with Jamestown.
c) Everyone went back to England.
d) All the settlers disappeared.

What was a problem with the original site of Jamestown?
a) It was high in the hills.
b) It was too rocky to farm.
c) It was wet land with bad water.
d) It was too near the American Indians.

Why was Virginia considered more democratic than England?
a) Settlers had freedom of speech.
b) All men and women could vote.
c) Any man could join the House of Burgesses.
d) It elected representatives who made its laws.

The first settlers to arrive at Plymouth came in search of...
a) good farmland and fishing.
b) natural riches, such as gold.
c) independence from England.
d) freedom to practice their religion.

What was the Mayflower Compact?
a) a pledge of friendship with American Indians
b) a plan of government drawn up by the settlers
c) an agreement with the ship's captain
d) a promise of support by the king

Compared with Jamestown and Plymouth, the Roanoke settlement was...
a) earlier
b) larger
c) longer lasting
d) wealthier

Jamestown settlement was built on a...
a) marsh
b) settlement
c) colony
d) valley

The House of Burgesses was this type of government.
a) Republican
b) Liberal
c) Democratic
d)

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