Starving Time
Are you hungry or starving if you miss one meal in a day?
Hungry
What is the name of the Indian group in Jamestown?
The Powhatan
Name Virginia's five bordering states (My Wacky Kids Talk Nonsense)
Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina
Who was the first president of Jamestown?
John Smith
What is the name of the three ships?
What years were the Starving Times?
1609-1610
What was the name of Chief Powhatan's daughter?
Pocahontas
Name the four major rivers in Virginia (Please Read Your Journal)
Potomac, Rappahannock, York, James
What was wrong with the drinking water? What kind of water was it?
Brackish water
What is the name of the company that funded the trip to Jamestown?
Virginia Company of London
The English
What language did the Powhatan speak?
Algonquin
What is the land shape of the Appalachian Plateau region?
High land that is flat on top
What kind of injury did John Smith get?
What is the name of "a legal document that gives permission to do something"
A charter
What else did Settlers die from besides starvation?
Diseases
What are the public festivals called that are held to teach about American Indian culture both past and present?
Powwows
What is the name of the natural border between the Piedmont and Coastal Plain region where the land drops in elevation?
The Fall Line
What happened to the supplies that arrived on the ship in 1608?
They were destroyed by a fire
Name one reason that they chose the site of Jamestown
Easily defended, water was deep enough to dock the ships, and they thought they had fresh drinking water
How many English Settlers survived the Starving Time?
61 (or around 60)
What is the name of the Indian town that held the headquarter for Chief Powhatan?
Werowocomoco
An area of land that the surface water flows into a single collection place
A watershed
What items did the English give to the Powhatan in trade?
Metal tools, pots, and copper for jewelry
What kind of trip was Jamestown since the goal was to make money off of the trip?
An economic venture