Q1 - W1 - US History - 8.01

Who helped John Smith become allies with the Powhatan Indians?

• Beyonce

• Ms. Hence

• Pocahontas

• Elsa

Answer explanation

All , I know is Ms. Smith is not that old !

What were they looking for in Jamestown?

• gold , sliver and new route to Asia

• Birkin's

• Food

• Lightsaber

Answer explanation

Originally they came looking for gold , sliver and route to asia. They did eventually need food. Good try though!

Cash Crop

• money money money

• crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower

• Food

• James Madison

Answer explanation

I pretty much gave you this one.....

In what year was Jamestown founded?

• 1612

• 1611

• 1607

• 1610

Answer explanation

You either know it our you don't !

What area is Jamestown in?

• South Carolina

• Virginia

• NY

• North Carolina

Answer explanation

Chesapeake Bay....

How were the indentured servants of Jamestown different from a thus enslaved Africans who came in 1619?

• Indentured servants only work for a specific period of time.

• Indentured servants were forced into labor.

• Indentured servants had no hope for freedom.

• Indentured servants did not desire freedom.

Which of the following is considered a cause for the "starving time?"

• Powhatan stopped providing food.

• Wild game was very scarce in the region.

• A severe drought occurred in the area.

• Chesapeake Bay and the James River flooded the settlement.

The joint-stock company that received a charter to settle at Jamestown was the ______________ company.

• Maryland

• James River

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

Which of the following best describes the leader of the Powhatan Confederacy?

• Settlers referred to him as "Powhatan" as well.

• He provided food for the settlers.

• He was the father of Pocahontas.

• All of these.

Which of the following best describes a "joint-stock company?"

• Investors buy shares of ownership in exchange for a portion of the profit.

• Native Americans have equal rights.

• The goal was not to make money.

• Cotton production was the primary way of making money.