English settlement at Roanoke | History | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Identify the correct definition of a colony.
- a country or area with migrants from other countries
- a country or area which trades with other countries
- a country or area which is controlled by another country ✓
- a country or area which is isolated from other countries
True or false? Carracks and caravels were new technologies which assisted European exploration of the world in the 15th century.
- True ✓
- False
What was the leading cause of death for Native Americans in the 16th century?
- conflict with Europeans
- mistreatment by Europeans
- diseases from Europeans ✓
Write the missing word. The ______ was a time of change in European religion, as Christianity split.
- 'Reformation' ✓
Write the missing word. Relations between Spain and England grew worse in the 16th century after England became a ______ country.
- 'Protestant' ✓
Identify the example which best demonstrates that Europeans mistreated Native Americans to make money.
- Europeans tended to call Native Americans 'Indians'.
- Spain punished some Native Americans for rejecting Christianity.
- European diseases killed millions of Native Americans.
- Spain forced Native Americans to work in silver mines. ✓

Match the key words with the correct definition.
- colonisation
  
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  process of taking control over another country ✓
- colony
  
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  country or area under the control of another country ✓
- settler
  
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  people who move to new places and set up new communities ✓
- courtier
  
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  advisors or companions to the king or queen ✓
True or false? The English colony at Roanoke was founded in an area without a local indigenous population.
- True
- False ✓
Who organised and funded the English attempts to establish a colony at Roanoke?
- Queen Elizabeth I
- Sir Walter Raleigh ✓
- English Parliament
- King Phillip II
Write the missing word. England hoped to find gold in Roanoke to help it compete with ______ in Europe.
- 'Spain' ✓
Identify the two examples of bad timing contributing to the failure of England's colony at Roanoke.
- some settlers suffered from diseases
- settlers arrived too late to plant seeds ✓
- many settlers had little farming experience
- supply ships were held back during the Spanish Armada ✓
Sort the events into chronological order.
- 1
  
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  first English colony at Roanoke founded
- 2
  
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  settlers fought with the Secotan nation
- 3
  
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  Roanoke abandoned by colonists
- 4
  
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  second colony established
- 5
  
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  Spanish Armada threatens England
- 6
  
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  all settlers disappear from Roanoke

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American colonies were a great source of wealth for the Spanish who founded gold and silver mines.
Sir Walter Raleigh tried to persuade Elizabeth I in growing an empire to be able to compete with the Spanish.
Elizabeth gave permission for colonies in North America such as Roanoke, Virginia.
Poor relations between colonists and Native Americans contributed to Roanoke's failure.
The colony of Roanoke disappeared and to this day historians do not know exactly what happened.

Pupils think that England was a comparable colonial power to Spain in the 16th century.

English colonisation attempts began much later than Spain’s, and occurred on a much smaller-scale with less government involvement.

Colonisation - colonisation is the process of taking control over another country
Courtier - a courtier is an advisor or companion to the king or queen
Rivalry - a rivalry is a situation in which two or more people or groups compete with one another
Colony - a colony is a country or area under the control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country
Spanish armada - the Spanish Armada was a large group of warships sent by Spain to try and invade England in 1588