chapter 24 blood on the river

Who is the author of 'Blood on the River'?

• Thomas Gates

• John Smith

• Elisa Carbone

• William Simmons

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What did Captain Smith send word for the settlers to do in 1609?

• To explore further

• To return to Jamestown

• To make peace with the Powhatans

• To start farming

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What did the Virginia Company lie about to the new colonists?

• The weather in Jamestown

• The abundance of food

• Jamestown being a paradise

• The ease of building houses

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Who is expected to become the lord governor after Sir Thomas Gates?

• Sir Thomas West, Lord Delaware

• Captain Radcliffe

• Captain Archer

• Captain Smith

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What did the new settlers do that angered Captain Smith?

• They refused to work

• They wasted food supplies

• They stole from the Indians

• They fought among themselves

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What did Captain Smith plan to do to try to fix the situation with the natives?

• Build more houses

• Go up the river to talk to the tribes

• Send for more supplies

• Train the settlers in combat

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What did the narrator fear about the two gentlemen who wanted to join Captain Smith?

• They would get lost

• They were inexperienced

• They were spies for the Virginia Company

• They planned to harm Captain Smith

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What was the primary goal of the Jamestown expedition?

• To find gold

• To establish a trade route with Asia

• To convert natives to Christianity

• To establish a permanent English settlement in the New World

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What was the outcome of the 'Starving Time' during the winter of 1609-1610?

• The settlers abandoned Jamestown

• Many settlers died of starvation and disease

• The settlers were rescued by a supply ship from England

• All of the above

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