Roanoke. Was it a joke?
TRUE or FALSE: There are many theories as to what actually happened to the colony of Roanoke.
What is TRUE?
A fancier name for a meeting or gathering
What is an assembly?
The name of the joint-stock company that invested and established Jamestown
What was the Virginia Company?
This monarch of England granted a charter to the Virginia Company, allowing them to establish Jamestown.
Who was King James I?
This is the rarest M&M color.
What is brown?
TRUE or FALSE: Roanoke was the first attempt by the English to plant a colony in the New World.
What is TRUE?
This is the name for the first representative assembly in the colonies that consisted of elected officials
What was the House of Burgesses?
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"?
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?
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?
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)?
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?
What was searching for gold?
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?
This is the only letter that does not apear in any U.S. state name.
What is the letter Q?
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?
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?
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?
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?
This is considered the smallest country in the world.
What is Vatican City?
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?
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?
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?
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?
This is the largest organ of the human body.
What is our skin?