Jamestown Hardships

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.

Hardship

• challenge

• do not have

• farming

There was a food shortage because...

• No one would plant anything.

• There had been a fire in the storehouse.

• Indians stole it all

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.

What were the three hardships faced by the Jamestown Colonists? Choose all three. Leave one unchosen.

• The site was marshy and lacked safe

  drinking water.

• The settlers lacked some skills

  necessary to provide for themselves.

• The native peoples helped Jamestown colonists hunt and fish.

• Many settlers died from starvation and

  disease.

The site they chose was marshy and lacked safe drinking water, the settlers lacked skills, and many settlers died of disease and starvation. These were:

• Problems faced by people in England

• Hardships faced by the settlers at Jamestown

• Things that made life better in Jamestown

How did John Smith contribute to the survival of the Jamestown Settlement?

• He worked alongside settlers.

• He raised enough money to send to the Virginia Company.

• He made sure all colonists worked for their food, shelter and safety.

Which is a characteristic of the Starving Time?

• Too much rain

• Colonists resorted to eating berries, roots, and nuts

• Too much food

The Jamestown site was marshy. This caused problems for the colonists because -

• Marshy places have mosquitoes. Mosquitos transmit disease.

• Marshy places have no fresh water to drink.

• Marshy places are good for farming

• Marshy places are bad for farming

What rule did John Smith make that saved the settlement?

• If you do not work, you do not eat.

• Treat others as you want to be treated.

• If you find gold, you get to keep it.