People of Roanoke
Who was the governor of the 1587 Roanoke Colony?
John White
What European country was England at war with, delaying John White's return to the Roanoke colony?
Spain
What word was carved into the abandoned colony settlement?
Croatoan
What has one eye but cannot see?
Needle
A woman shoots her husband and then holds him underwater for 5 minutes. After that, she hangs him. A little while later, they go out to dinner together. How is that possible?
She's a photographer
Who was the Croatoan leader who became an important English ally?
Mantio
What missing object led Grenville to burn Native villages and their cornfields?
silver cup
What symbol were the colonists supposed to leave if they were in danger?
Maltese Cross
The more you take, the more you leave behind.
Footsteps
Who was the Roanoke chief whose relationship with Ralph Lane whose relationship with English eventually turned hostile?
Wingina
Why did the first English settlers have difficulty growing enough food?
They arrived too late in the season to plant crops
Why was the absence of the Maltese Cross important to John White?
Since there was no cross, he believed they were safe - left voluntarily
What has many keys but cannot open a single lock?
Piano
Why did John White leave Roanoke and return to England in 1587?
they were in need of supplies and assistance - went to get help
Why was the Chesapeake Bay considered a better location for settlement in 1587?
a better harbor and possibility for better relations with Native people
What did John White believe the word "Croatoan" might mean?
Colonists went to live with their allies, Croatoan people
What belongs to you but other people use it more than you do?
Your name
Explain how Manteo and Wingina represented two very different relationships between Native peoples and the English.
Manteo worked to maintain peacful relations with the English while Wingina didn't trust them and turned against them
Give two reasons the English struggled to establish a successful colony at Roanoke.
* limited food
* arriving too late in growing season
* poor Native relationships
* poor decisions by leaders
* lack of supplies
* location
Give two pieces of evidence that the colonists may have left voluntarily.
* Croatoan carved into post
* no Maltese cross
What can travel around the world while staying in the same corner?
stamp