Jamestown Hardships & Changes

1. Why did John Smith make this statement, “He that will not work, will not eat.”

• The settlers did not have the skills necessary to survive at Jamestown

• The Powhatans refused to teach the settlers how to hunt

• The Powhatan did not want to begin trading food with the settlers

• The settlers refused to learn how to hunt and grow crops

What led to the survival of Jamestown?

• Colonists moved into the native peoples homes

• Settlers began drinking salty water

• The Indians ate corn and beans

• Supply ships arrived

The settlers faced many problems when they arrived at Jamestown. Circle all the hardships the settlers encountered.

• England sent too many people, making it crowded.

• The drinking water was unsafe because the land was marshy

• The settlers were not trained in survival skills

• American Indians wanted to take all of their supplies

• Starvation and disease caused many deaths

What were the changes that resulted in the survival of Jamestown?

• Arrival of supply ships

• Forced work program

• Abundance of fresh water

• Strong leadership of Captain John Smith

• Emphasis on agriculture

Whose forced labor work program and strong leadership is credited with helping the settlers of Jamestown survive?

• The English settlers

• Captain John Smith

• The Indians

• The King of England

What change resulted in the survival of Jamestown?

• Disease spread through the settlement

• Homes were built on marshy land

• John Smith sailed back to England

• Colonists focused on agriculture

The following were hardships faced by the Jamestown colonists EXCEPT:

• The site they chose to live on was marshy

• The settlers did not know how to read maps

• The men did not have the skills needed to survive

• Many of settlers died of disease and starvation

Without the forced work program of Captain John Smith, what would most likely have happened?

• The English settlers would have relied on the Scot-Irish to teach them how to harm

• The settlers would have died from starvation

• The English settlers would have survived without any problems

• The native peoples would have saved the English settlers

Which question would a person most likely ask John Smith in an interview?

• How did you get the other colonists to work?

• Why was life in Jamestown always easy?

• When did you teach the Indians how to farm the land?

• Who was your leader at the Jamestown settlement?

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