Jamestown Hardships

Who initiated (started) the trading relationships between the Powhatan and the Jamestown settlers?

• Pocahontas
• Captain John Smith
• Chief Powhatan
• Sir Thomas Gates

Why was Pocahontas important to the survival of Jamestown?

• She married Captain John Smith and united everyone.
• She served as a contact between the two groups.
• She lived with the colonists and cooked for them.
• She convinced her father to never attack the settlers.

The Powhatan Indians taught the settlers how to plant ____ and ____ at Jamestown.

• gold

• silver

• corn

• tobacco

• deer

The native peoples traded mainly food with the English in exchange for all of the following:

• pots

• tools

• guns

• copper for jewelry

• deerskin

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 man and his forced work program helped the Jamestown colony survive.

• Captain Christopher Newport
• John Rolfe
• Captain John Smith
• King James

What was John Smith's forced work program?

• "Honesty is the best policy!"
• "If you don't work, you don't eat!"
• "All Africans who arrive will be slaves!"
• "Indians must gather food for us!"

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

• forced work program
• brackish water
• growing their own crops
• arrival of supply ships

What is self-sustaining agriculture?

• planting tobacco
• building your own houses
• cleaning brackish water
• planting your own food

All of the following were hardships the settlers faced except:

• John Smith provided strong leadership for the colony.

• The site was marshy and lacked safe drinking water.

• Many settlers lacked survival skills.

• Many colonists died of starvation and disease.

• A drought reduced the amount of food available