Week 10: Early English Colonies

What caused the early settlers in Jamestown to have a "Starving Time'?

• All the crows ate their corn.

• They became sick due to a bacteria in the food.

• The settlers didn't really know how to work and really didn't want to work.

• A native american tribe stole their food because they didn't want them to survive since they saw them as traspassing.

What did the lost settlers of Roanoke write as clues?

• They wrote "Cromagnan" on the tree to warn them of cavemen.

• They wrote "Cromingle" on the tree to remind them that they had to comingle to survive.

• They actually wrote "Cro" and "Croatoan" but nobody can figure out what they were trying to say.

• They wrote "Cro" and "Croatoan" and they figured out that the native american took them captive.

The trip from England was not a pleasant experience for the travelers aboard because _____________________.

• the Mayflower was a cargo ship and not meant to carry people

• the Pilgrims were crowded together, and the ship smelled

• storms blew the ship off course and made for a very rough ride

• storms blew the ship off course and made for a very rough ride

• All the above

Select the facts below that you know to be true about the Powhatan Indians, based on this week's Studies Weekly:

• grew corn, beans, and squash (which they nicknamed the "three sisters")

• built homes among the trees and along the rivers

• moved to a new area when crops stopped growing

• moved to a new area when other tribes came too close

Why was the availability of freshwater an issue for the Jamestown colony?

• The colony was located in a dry area, where there was little rain.

• The only water available was contaminated with waste.

• The Powhatan Indians controlled all of the fresh water and would not share with the English.

• The water available was brackish, or a mixture of salt and fresh water.

Why was John White especially affected by the disappearance of the settlers of Roanoke?

• White’s daughter and granddaughter were both members of the settlement.

• It had been White’s decision to wait longer before returning to the colony.

• White had signed a treaty with the local American Indians who then betrayed them.

• White was originally the governor of the Roanoke colony.

Why did the Pilgrims leave England to come to the New World?

• They were escaping religious persecution.

• They were coming to convert the American Indians to Christianity.

• They wanted to find the Fountain of Youth.

• They were searching for gold.

Why was John White unable to conduct a thorough search for the colonists of Roanoke on Croatoan Island?

• The Spanish attacked the party as they searched the island.

• The American Indians of the region threatened that if they did not leave they would sink their boats.

• There was a huge, fierce storm forming out at sea that would put the search party’s lives in danger.

• The search party was running out of food and fresh water, so they had to return for more supplies.

What role did tobacco play in Jamestown?

• It was sent to the King of England as taxes.

• It was traded with the Powhatan to earn their respect.

• It was a crop that the English sold for money.

• It was used by the settlers and traded as money.

This American Indian taught the Pilgrims how to plant corn successfully. Who is he?

• John Smith

• Massasoit

• Samoset

• Squanto