1. Chapter Two: Colonizing America
Section Two Continued: English Colonies in America
C. England Returns to America
a. Queen Elizabeth I granted a ______________ to Sir Walter Raleigh
to start an English settlement in America.
b. 1587 – He founded a settlement off the coast of North Carolina
called _______________.
c. This new land was named ________________
d. The governor of Roanoke returned to England for ______________.
e. When he returned the colony had ____________________.
f. Roanoke is sometimes called the ________________ colony.
CHUNK #3 D. Jamestown
Retell – turn to page 62. Read Jamestown is Founded through the 2nd
paragraph of Early Troubles. Retell the passage to your turn and talk
partner.
a. 1. The Early Years
i. 1604 – King James I gave a group of investors a ____________
to start a new settlement in Virginia.
ii. These investors formed the ________________ Company.
iii. 1606 – These settlers arrived in Virginia and founded
_______________.
iv. The settlement had a very __________________ start.
v. Few knew how to _____________ or build houses.
vi. Almost all of the colonists ____________ in the first year.
vii. Captain John _____________ eventually helped the colony
survive by trading and working with the Native Americans.
b. 2. Growth of Jamestown
i. Jamestown continued to _____________ for many years.
ii. It was ultimately saved by ______________ farming, which was
very profitable.
iii. Jamestown was the first ___________________ English settlement in
America.
iv. 1618 – The Virginia Company created the Virginia House of
________________________.
v. This was an ______________ assembly that would propose laws.
The House of Burgesses was the first
_____________________ assembly in America.

2. E. Maryland
a. Colony founded by George ______________, or Lord Baltimore.
b. He was an English Catholic who wanted to start a colony where
Catholics could live and _________________ freely.
c. This was a proprietor colony – it was owned by _________ person.