Captain John Smith

In late 1607, with winter approaching and the Jamestown colony short of food, Captain John Smith began trading with local Native Americans - a group called the

• Comanche

• Iroquois

• Inuit

• Powhatan

The Native American Chief of the Powhatan's almost killed John Smith, but the daughter saved him. Her name was 

• John Rolfe
• John Smith
• Pocahontas
• Massasoit

When they arrived in America, why was John Smith locked in chains on the ship?

• He was the son of a farmer.
• He was outspoken and loud.
• He killed someone on the ship.
• He stole things from people on the ship.

Why did the colonists want to sail to Virginia?

• For a vacation.
• To find gold and the Northwest Passage.
• Sailing across the ocean was easy.
• They were forced to go.

What did John Smith trade beads, copper, and hatchets for with the Native Americans?

• Food.
• Money
• Land
• Candy

Why did the settlers select the name "Jamestown"?

• To honor King James
• To honor a baby born on the ship
• To honor Saint James
• To honor the ship's captain

Why was John Smith chosen as a leader of the Jamestown colony?

• He was brave.

• His name was drawn from a box.

• He was tough.

• He was egotistical.

Where did Pocahontas and John Smith meet?

• In a field
• somewhere 
• In America
• When he was captured by her tribe

Jamestown Colony faced all of these problems except-

• starvation
• disease
• no one would work
• no strong leader

True or False? We know for certain that the story of Pocahontas saving John Smith's life is true.

• True

• False