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Early English Settlements Study Guide
1.
_________ is the first English settlement, which today is known as the
“lost colony”.
2. A town that was started in Virginia in hopes of finding gold and other
natural riches was _____________.
3. __________ are small communities started by people who are new to
an area.
4. The town in present-day Massachusetts that was started for religious
reasons was __________.
5. The first group to Roanoke gave up and returned home because
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6. Why did it take 3 years for Captain John White to return to Roanoke?
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7. What did Captain John White find when he returned to Roanoke?
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8. What were the problems with the place the settlers chose to build Jamestown?
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9. What three reasons explain why Jamestown survived?
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10. _______ _________ was a plan of government the Pilgrims drew
up.
11. The first winter was hard for the Pilgrims because _____________
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12. How was Virginia more democratic then England?
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13. Describe Squanto. ______________________________
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14. What did John Rolfe do for Jamestown? __________________
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15. The ______________ was a group elected by the settlers of
Jamestown to make laws for the colony.
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