Jamestown Hardships Practice

Who initialized the trading relationships between the Jamestown colonists and the Powhatan people

• Pocahontas

• Captain John Smith

• Chief Powhatan

• George Washington

How did Chief Powhatan help the colony of Jamestown?

• He taught them what they needed to know to survive

• He provided leadership

• Both option 1 and 2

• None of the above

Why was Pocahontas, daughter of Chief Powhatan, important to the survival of the Jamestown Colony?

• She married John Smith and united everyone

• She served as a contact between the two groups

• She lived with the colonists and helped them learn to read

• She convinced her father to attack the settlers

The native peoples showed the colonists how to plant ______

and _______ at Jamestown.

• Gold and silver

• Corn and tobacco

• Hunting and copper jewelry

• Beans and squash

The native people traded mainly food with the English in exchange for all of the following except…

• Pots

• Guns

• copper for jewelry

• tools

Why did the native people begin to see the colonists as invaders?

• They realized the settlement would continue to grow

• The english settlers started marrying the Powhatan women

• The King of England sent warships to conquer Werowocomoco.

• The colonists stole their food during the winter time.

The strong leadership of this many and his forced labor program helped the Jamestown Colony survive.

• Captain Christopher Newport

• John Rolfe

• Captain John Smith

• King James I

What was the forced work program?

• It forced the commoners to work for the gentlemen

• If you don’t work, you don’t eat

• When Africans arrived, they were forced to be slaves

• Indians were forced to gather food for the settlement

Which of the following is not a change that ensured the survival of the Jamestown colony?

• Forced work program

• Strong leadership from John Smith

• Finding good water to drink out in the wilderness

• Planting your own food

What is self sustaining agriculture?

• Planting your own food

• Planting tobacco

• Building your own houses

• Cleaning water to make it fresh