PEOPLE #1
Which English ruler was on the throne when Spain attempted to invade in 1588? _____________________
Queen Elizabeth
Who established the first English colony at Roanoke? _____________________
Sir Walter Raleigh
What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607? _____________________
Jamestown
What type of large fleet did Spain send to try to overthrow Queen Elizabeth? _____________________
naval fleet
To what country did the Separatists move to escape religious persecution before deciding to come to North America? _____________________
Holland
Which leader of Jamestown enforced the rule, "He that will not work, shall not eat"? _____________________
John Smith
Which leader of the Roanoke colony was delayed in his return to the settlement due to a Spanish invasion attempt? _____________________
John White
Which company of investors was formed to start the Jamestown colony? _____________________
London Company
Which country sent a great naval fleet of 130 ships to invade England in 1588? _____________________
Spain
What was the name of the colony established by the Pilgrims, a group of Separatists? _____________________
Who was the daughter of the local chief who, according to a famous account, saved the life of John Smith? _____________________
Pocahontas
What group of Protestants, who wanted to separate from the Church of England, established a colony in North America for religious freedom? _____________________
Separatists
What was the name for the harsh winter of 1609-1610 in Jamestown, when many colonists died of starvation? _____________________
"Starving Time"
The King of Spain, who sent a large naval fleet to overthrow England's ruler in 1588, was part of what religious group? _____________________
Catholic
Who married Pocahontas and began growing tobacco in Virginia? _____________________
John Rolfe
What cash crop was introduced by John Rolfe and helped the Jamestown colony become profitable? _____________________
tobacco
What religion did King Henry VIII of England declare himself the head of in the 1530s? _____________________
Protestant
Who was the English monarch who declared himself the head of the Church of England? _____________________
King Henry VIII
Which colony, founded by Sir Walter Raleigh, became known as the "Lost Colony"? _____________________
Roanoke
What was the name of the first representative assembly in English North America? _____________________
House of Burgesses