Roanoke. Was it a joke?
Colonial Lingo
Jamestown!
Histoical Peeps
The Kitchen Sink
100

TRUE or FALSE: There are many theories as to what actually happened to the colony of Roanoke.

What is TRUE?

100

A fancier name for a meeting or gathering

What is an assembly?

100

The name of the joint-stock company that invested and established Jamestown

What was the Virginia Company?

100

This monarch of England granted a charter to the Virginia Company, allowing them to establish Jamestown.

Who was King James I?

100

This is the rarest M&M color.

What is brown?

200

TRUE or FALSE: Roanoke was the first attempt by the English to plant a colony in the New World.

What is TRUE?

200

This is the name for the first representative assembly in the colonies that consisted of elected officials 

What was the House of Burgesses?

200

This describes the time period over the course of the winter of 1607 where the majority of the colonists did not survive, only leaving a small fraction of the people left once supplies arrived.

What was "The Starving Time"?

200

This man "came to the rescue" and helped Jametown get back on track by establishing the rule: "He that does not work, shall not eat."

Whos was Captain John Smith?

200

This is the name of the little girl in Disney's "Toy Story 3" that acquires Buzz, Woody, and the rest of Andy's toys.

Whos is Bonnie?

300

This was the only clue left once the ship returned to the "lost colony" after three years

What was a carving in a tree (Croatoan)?

300

This desrcibes someone who could not afford a passage to Jamestown, but offered to work for a specific amount of time if someone in the colonies paid for their way

Who is an indentured servant?

300
Once the first English colonists arrived in the New World to establish Jamestown, they spent all of their time doing this. 

What was searching for gold?

300

This man is responsible for developing a very high grade of tobacco, a "cash-crop" that will ultimately make Jamestown grow and thrive.

Whos was John Rolfe?

300

This is the only letter that does not apear in any U.S. state name.

What is the letter Q?

400

The name of the "wee baby girl" that was the granddaughter of John White, the leader of the colony who went back to England for supplies

Who was Virginia Dare?

400

This is a group of investors that agreed to help fund a colony with the goal of making a profit. If it was a success, money was made. If it was a failure, money was lost.

What is a joint-stock company?

400

This describes someone who had NO CHOICE in whether or not they came to Jamestown to permanently live and help grow tobacco.

Who were African slaves?

400

This was the name of the Native American tribe that the colonists befriended and began trading corn with when John Smith was leading Jamestown.

Who were the Powhatan?

400

This is considered the smallest country in the world.

What is Vatican City?

500

The most likely theory of what happened to the people who stayed behind at Roanoke

What is they were killed by a Native American tribe or joined in with a local tribe?

500

This describes a group of people who branch out from their native country to begin a new settlement elsewhere while remaining connected to their "home country".

What is a colony?

500

This group of people made the CHOICE to find someone to fund their trip to go to Jamestown and work until their debt was paid off in full before branching out on their own.

Who were indentured servants?

500

This person is a 5 foot 8 inch tall history nerd that feels you should absolutely look over your notes tonight in order to set yourself up for success on the quiz tomorrow.

Who is Mr. Rife?

500

This is the largest organ of the human body.

What is our skin?

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