Pocahontas at Jamestown

Why are many stories about Pocahontas fictional and contradict each other?

• Captain John Smith didn't have a good memory.

• No one wrote down historical data during the time Pocahontas was alive.

• Some people want certain events to sound more exciting.

• All of the above.

Bad drinking water, disease carrying mosquitoes, and lack of food cause many of the settlers to ___________.

• become ill and die.

• start a new settlement further away.

• go back to England.

• All of the above

Read this sentence:

After time passed without a solution, Powhatan finally refused to negotiate with the English anymore.

What does the word negotiate mean?

• trade goods and services

• try to reach a formal agreement

• give money to

• none of the above

How old was Pocahontas when she first saw the English settlers at Jamestown?

• two to three years old.

• six or seven years old.

• eleven or twelve years old.

• eighteen or nineteen years old.

According to the timeline, what happened a year after Pocahontas and John Rolfe were married?

• The English settled Jamestown.

• They went to England.

• They had a baby son.

• Pocahontas died.

What do you think the author's purpose was for writing this book?

• to explain the history of a famous Native American woman

• to describe what an English colony was

• to help readers understand the importance of the Jamestown settlement

• to persuade readers to visit Jamestown

What was different about Pocahontas' life after she was kidnapped?

• She learned a new religion.

• She was baptized with a new name, Rebecca.

• She fell in love and married an Englishman.

• All of the above.

Why did the Virginia Company send Pocahontas and her husband to England?

• They hoped to promote their business and raise money for future settlements.

• They wanted Pocahontas to reconnect with John Smith and start another English colony.

• They felt that Pocahontas should become a permanent part of English high society after marrying an Englishman.

• They wanted to help Pocahontas and her son who were both very ill.

Read this sentence:

Captain Samuel Argall kidnapped Pocahontas and demanded a ransom.

What is ransom?

• a type of ship

• a payment demanded in exchange for the release of someone

• a document signing over the ownership of land

• a group of Indian warriors

Which of the following sentences best reflects the main purpose of this book?

• While many stories of Pocahontas contradict one another, most people agree that she played an important role in American history.

• Pocahontas is one of the most famous women of early American history yet we know little about her life.

• Pocahontas continues to fascinate many people.

• Pocahontas becomes familiar face in the settlement and became Smith's friend.