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Work in the classroom with a partner OR at home with a sibling or Parent in order to become familiar the the vocabulary that will be used on the Chapter test. (Also use the A.C.L. machines in the classroom to preview, learn, and review the material. Answer the questions below and then click "submit" to send your answers.

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  1. Before the attempt by John White and the settlers who accompanied him to establish a colony on Roanoke Island, there had been ...

     

    Your answer:
    one other attempt to establish a colony.
    no other attempts to establish a colony.
    one other attempt after the bears blew a 20 point lead.
    two other attempts to establish a colony.


     

  2. The colonists called their settlement on Roanoke Island ...

     

    Your answer:
    the City of Raleigh
    Robeson
    the Lost Colony of Roanoke
    the twighlight zone


     

  3. After only a few weeks on Roanoke Island, the colonists realized that they ...

     

    Your answer:
    could not grow crops in the poor soil of the island
    forgot to bring their homework to class
    did not want to be led by John White
    did not have enough food to last the winter


     

  4. Governor John White returned to Roanoke Island after an absence of about ...

     

    Your answer:
    1 week, 4 days, and 23 hours
    three years
    two years
    four years


     

  5. John White believed the message carved in a tree on Roanoke Island ...

     

    Your answer:
    had been put there by Bill Gates
    told where he could find the settlers
    had been carved by Spanish Pirates
    was a danger signal


     

  6. The last search for the Roanoke colonists took place in ...

     

    Your answer:
    1607
    1588
    1492
    1602


     

  7. One result of the widespread belief that the Roanoke colonists had been captured and enslaved by unfriendly Indians was that ...

     

    Your answer:
    war broke out between the Indians and the English.
    England refused to colonize America for more than 150 years.
    the English did not try to set up other colonies in America for more than 10 years.
    none of these.


     

  8. One theory explaining the disappearance of the Roanoke colonists holds that they . . .

     

    Your answer:
    became part of the Croatoan tribe of Indians.
    fled to the Dutch colonbies north of Roanoke Island.
    were captured by Portuguese traders.
    vanished after losing to the Bills in overtime.


     

  9. A study completed in 1935 revealed that . . .

     

    Your answer:
    John White had been captured by the Indians.
    about 12,000 Indians in North Carolina spoke an old form of English.
    many Indian family names were the same as those of several English Pirates.
    the indians defeated the pirates in the world series.


     

  10. The evidence provided by researchers and by a 1935 study . . .

     

    Your answer:
    none of these.
    does not conclusively prove a direct link between the Croatoan Indians and the Lost Colonists.
    proves beyond a doubt that the Croatoan Indians knew William Shakespeare.
    proves that the Croatoan Indians are the direct descendants of the Lost Colonists.


     

  11. The Roanoke colonists attempted to establish the first permanent ____ colony in North America.

     

    Your answer:
    Russian
    English
    French
    Dutch


     

  12. At the time of the Roanoke colonists' disappearance, _______ was the ruler of England.

     

    Your answer:
    Sir Walter Raleigh
    Virginia Dare
    John White
    Elizabeth I


     

  13. A wealthy English noble, ______ supported the establishment of colonies in America.

     

    Your answer:
    John White
    Alfred E. Neuman
    Sir Walter Raleigh
    Robeson


     

  14. Governor John White's granddaughter, _______, was the first person born of English parents in America.

     

    Your answer:
    Elizabeth Taylor
    Elizabeth I
    Virginia Dare
    Madonna


     

  15. The last English person to see the Roanoke colonists alive was . . .

     

    Your answer:
    President Bush
    Hopewell
    Sir Walter Raleigh
    John White


     

  16. The _____ was an invasion force that was determined to conquer England in 1588.

     

    Your answer:
    Beatles
    Spanish Armada
    Hopewell
    Devil's Traingle


     

  17. In ____ John White returned to Roanoke Island and discovered that his family and the entire colony had disappeared.

     

    Your answer:
    1590
    1587
    1602
    1949


     

  18. Governor John White's ship, the _____, had to be refitted after it lost all its anchors during a fierce tropical storm.

     

    Your answer:
    Hopewell
    Robeson
    Chicago Bears
    Spanish Armada


     

  19. The area of ocean southeast of the present-day state of North Carolina is known as the graveyard of the Atlantic, or the . . .

     

    Your answer:
    Central Division
    Robeson
    Devil's Triangle
    Hopewell


     

  20. The area of North Carolina where a 1935 study uncovered a group of Indians who spoke the kind of English that was spoken in England during the late 1500's was ______ county.

     

    Your answer:
    Devil's Triangle
    Hopewell
    DuPage
    Robeson


     

  21. Website(s) where you can find more school information . . .

     

    Your answer:
    www.aSliceOfPi.com
    www.itasca.com/school
    all of these
    www.ShowYourClass.com


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