Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
Ships
Takes Your Chances!
100

In what year was the Roanoke colony founded?

1585

100

In what year was the Jamestown Colony founded?

1607

100

In what year was Plymouth Colony founded?

1620

100

Name the ship that sailed to Plymouth

Mayflower

100

In which colony was gold found?

None

200

Roanoke Colony was located in what modern day state, and what was the closest body of water?

North Carolina, Atlantic Ocean

200

Jamestown colony was located in what current state, and near what two important bodies of water?

Virginia, James River, Chesapeake Bay

200

Plymouth Colony was founded in what modern day state, and near what important body of water?

Massachusetts, Cape Cod Bay or the Atlantic Ocean

200

Name two of the ships that sailed to Jamestown

Discovery

Godspeed

Susan Constant

200

What prevented the Jamestown Colony from being a total failure?

Tobacco

300

Where did the settlers actually intend to go, and why didn't they go there?

Up the Chesapeake Bay; the captain would not bring them.

300

What was the main Native American tribe that lived near the Jamestown settlement?

Powhatan

300

Where did the settlers originally intend to go, and why didn't they go there?

Near the Hudson River; a storm blew their ship off course.

300

Which of these are reasons life was bad on a ship?

a.  rough seas

b.  cramped quarters

c.  plentiful food

d.  disease, sickness, injury

a, b, d

300

About how long was John White gone from Roanoke, and what caused the delay?

3 years

War and pirates

400

What were the two main motivations for founding the Roanoke Colony?

Expand England's territory

Find gold

400

What were the two main motivations for founding Jamestown?

Expand England's territory

Find gold

400

What was the main motivation for founding the Plymouth Colony?

Religious Freedom

400

Which of these are reasons life was bad at sea?

a.  travel was slow and took a long time

b.  pirates

c.  covid

d.  boredom

a, b, d

400

What was the name of the first child born of English parents in the New World?

Virginia Dare

500

Which of these were obstacles to success at Roanoke?

a.  conflict with Native Americans

b.  lack of supplies

c.  extremely bad weather

d.  the colonists did not get along with each other

a, b

500

Which of these were obstacles to success at Jamestown?

a.  nobody knew how to farm or build

b.  people didn't want to work because they wanted to hunt for gold.

c.  conflict with the Native Americans

d.  There were no building materials

a, b, c

500

Which of these were obstacles to success at Plymouth?

a.  hostile Native Americans

b.  bad weather that did not allow for farming

c.  starvation

d.  there was no religious freedom at Plymouth

a, b, c

500

In which two colonies did the leader of the colony go back to England?

Roanoke - John White

Jamestown - John Smith when he was injured

500

What was the name of the child born at sea on the Mayflower?

Oceanus

600

After John White returned to Roanoke and found no one, why didn't he go to Croatoan Island to see if the settlers were there?

The seas were stormy, and the other sailors would not agree to the delay.

600

John Smith said that if the colonists didn't work, they would not eat.  Why didn't some of the colonists want to work?

They wanted to look for gold.

600

Why did the Plymouth Colony settlers stay on their ship for two months before beginning to build their colony?

The seas were bad.  They wanted to go to their original destination, but they couldn't travel there in bad seas.  So they stayed in Plymouth.

600

Where on the ship did the passengers usually have to stay?

Below decks.

600

What are three possible theories that explain the disappearance of the Roanoke settlers.

Absorbed by Native Peoples

Lost at Sea

Killed by Natives

Split Colony

White Doe