VSS Lesson 3: Hardships MASTERY CHECK

What leader told people to grow their own food, which helped the Jamestown colony survive?

• Captain Christopher Newport

• John Rolfe

• Captain John smith

• Sir Walter Raleigh

All of these are hardships faced by the settlers at Jamestown EXCEPT -

• the settlers did not have all of the skills necessary to take care of themselves

• many of the settlers died of starvation and disease

• the settlers chose a site that was marshy and did not have safe drinking water

• many of the settlers found gold and silver in the Virginia mountains 

Which group of people would have been most helpful for the Jamestown colony’s success?

• Gentlemen, farmers, lawyers

• Carpenters, farmers, blacksmiths

• Lawyers, members of Parliament, blacksmiths

• Gentlemen, members of Parliament, carpenters

• The End of the American Revolution

• The Beginning of the Civil War

• The Survival of the English settlers in Jamestown

• The movement of the Capital to Williamsburg

• Reasons Settlers Moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg

• Hardships Faced by Settlers

• Reasons for Choosing the Jamestown Site

• Hardships Faced by Native Peoples

The main reason it was hard for the Jamestown colony to survive was because the settlers —

• had few of the needed skills

• arrived in the middle of winter

• lost supply ships to the French pirates

• wanted to return to England

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

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

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

Captain John Smith's policy was "no work, no _____" ?

What hardships did the colonists face?

• contaminated drinking water

• marshy land

• hurricanes

• food shortage