Jamestown Reading Part 2

Front

What does the word “indefinitely” mean in the following sentence? While Powhatan and his people celebrated wildly, Thomas De La Warr arrived with three fully supplied ships with a mission to stay indefinitely.

Back

for a long time

Front

According to the business philosophy of the Virginia Company of London, settlers would be productive if they had a stake in the community as a whole.

Back

they had a stake in the community as a whole.

Front

When did Powhatan decide to stop trading with the colonists?

Back

When John Smith was gone and when he realized Jamestown had no real leader.

Front

What is the general theme of the Jamestown Part 2 passage?

Back

The Jamestown colony constantly struggled to survive in its early years.

Front

Under the leadership of John Smith, the Jamestown colony…

Back

flourished

Front

According to this passage, at what point were the settlers no longer dependent on the Powhatan Indians for food?

Back

By the end of this passage, the settlers were still dependent on the Powhatans for food.

Front

Based on the Jamestown Part 2 reading, what happened last? The Starving Time, Gates decides to abandon the settlement, John Smith departs, Thomas de La Warr arrives.

Back

Thomas de La Warr arrives.

Front

When Thomas Gates returned to the Jamestown settlement, __________ of the settlers were alive.

Back

few

Front

Profits from the settlement of Jamestown would come…

Back

eventually

Front

How did the settlers respond after the departure of John Smith?

Back

They became lazy and selfish again.