4.3.6 Hardships & Changes of Jamestown (VS.3f) Flashcard

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What was John Smith's forced work program?

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If you don't work, you don't eat!

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All of the following were hardships the settlers faced except: The site was marshy and lacked safe drinking water., Many settlers lacked survival skills., Many colonists died of starvation and disease.

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John Smith provided strong leadership for the colony.

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What was wrong with the site the settlers chose for Jamestown?

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it was marshy and lacked safe drinking water

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Why did the settlers have difficulty taking care of themselves?

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they lacked some skills necessary to provide for themselves.

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Why did so many settlers die?

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they died of starvation and disease

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Which of the following causes the Jamestown settlers to die of starvation? Options: lack of survival skills, conflict with the Spanish, lack of farm land

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lack of survival skills

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Which was NOT a reason the English settlers found life in Jamestown harder than they had expected? Options: The site they chose to live on was marshy and lacked safe drinking water., The settlers lacked some skills needed to provide for themselves., The native people wouldn't show them how to plant crops., Many settlers died of starvation and disease.

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The native people wouldn't show them how to plant crops.

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Who said, "If you don't work, then you don't eat!"?

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Captain John Smith

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How did John Smith contribute to the survival of the Jamestown Settlement?

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He made sure all colonists worked for their food, shelter and safety.

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What rule did John Smith make that saved the settlement?

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If you do not work, you do not eat.