CA Studies Weekly, Week 10, CA, 5th Grade

Powhatan's daughter, __________, helped the Powhatan get along with the Jamestown settlers.

• Virginia Dare

• Elizabeth White

• Pocahontas

• Sacagawea

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

• the Mayflower was a cargo ship and 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

• all of the above

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

• John Smith

• Massasoit

• Samoset

• Squanto

What role did tobacco play in Jamestown?

• It was traded with the Powhatan to earn respect.

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

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

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

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.

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

• They were searching for gold.

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

• They were escaping religious persecution.

• They wanted to find the Fountain of Youth.

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

• White was originally the governor of the Roanoke colony.

• White's daughters 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.

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

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

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

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

• The only water available was contaminated with waste.

What was the name of the first child born in the British colonies of the New World?

• Pocahontas

• Elizabeth White

• Oceanus Hopkins

• Virginia Dare

Select the fact below that you know to be true about the Powhatan Indians, based on this weeks Studies Weekly:

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

• built homes among the oceans

• stayed in one are when crops stopped growing

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