Junior Ranger Worksheets

The Lost Colony

1. England was something of a __________ to the race for the New World.
2. Spain was already entrenched in what is now ___________ and __________.
3. An early purpose for Raleigh's new colony was to be a base for raids against __________ shipping.
4. Sailing from England in 1585, _____ ships carried _________ men. Among these men, ________ would settle on Roanoke Island.
5. A _________________ brought by the settlers killed many of the Indians.
6. __________ _________ was governor of the first colony.
7. The colonist gave up and returned to England on ships commanded by Sir Francis _____________.
8. The 1587 colony that became lost included _______ men, _______ women, and ______ children making a total of _________ settlers.
9. _______ ________, the artist from the first colony, was appointed governor.
10. On August 18th, 1587, _____________ ________ was born.
11. After her birth, the Governor returned to England for supplies and because of the threat of the ___________ ___________ did not return till 1590.
12. When Governor White returned to the colony, he discovered the word Croatoan carved on a _________ _________.

The Freedman's Colony

1. The first African Slaves in the English Colonies were brought to ____________ almost 400 years ago.
2. Slave children were often taken from their parents and _________.
3. General ___________ attacked Roanoke Island Feb. 7, 1862.
4. Confederate ships used the sounds and inlets of North Carolina as a water ________.
5. ________ _______, an Army Chaplain, organized a colony for the Freed People.
6. Hundreds of Freedmen left their families on Roanoke Island to work with the Union _________.
7. Most of the teachers sent to the colony were free _______ and many were ________.
8. The _________ was used as a textbook.

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