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Lesson 4 Quiz Review
Roanoke, Jamestown, New Netherland
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Reason the FIRST group of English colonists left Roanoke to go back to England | They ran out of supplies |
| When John White returned to Roanoke he didn't find any colonists. What did he find? | He found the word "CROATOAN" carved on a doorpost. |
| What did the spread of disease cause the Secotan (Indigenous)people to do? | It made them take their support away from the English colonists because many of the native people were dying. |
| What happened because of fighting between England and Spain that affected the colonists of Roanoke? | John White wasn't able to return to Roanoke for 3 years after he went back to England to get more supplies. |
| What colony did the London Company establish (start)? | The London Company started the colony of Jamestown in 1607. |
| Why did the London Company start Jamestown? | To take advantage of the natural resources that were there and send goods back to England.. |
| What were the natural resources that were in Jamestown? | TIimber (wood), furs and land |
| Why did Jamestown colonists have a hard time? | They didn't know how to farm and didn't want to work. |
| What rule did John Smith make to help the Jamestown colony? | The rule that made people work for their food. |
| Who was the Indigenous person that was used as a hostage and later married an Englishman, John Rolfe that was important to the history of Jamestown? | Pocahontas |
| What was the main reason that Henry Hudson explored the northern coastline for the Netherlands? | To find the Northwest passage |
| What did Peter Minuit do to get Manhattan from the Lenape? | He traded goods worth about $24 |
| What was Christopher Columbus mainly looking for when he sailed west? | A route to Asia |
| Which country controlled Louisiana and areas west of the Mississippi River? | France |
| What were French colonists mostly interested in? | Fur trapping and trading |
| What group did the Spanish enslave to help with crop cultivation? | Africans |
| Who wanted to teach their religion to the Indigenous people? | Spanish missionaries |
| New Amsterdam became known as what when it was surrendered to England? | New York |