Vocabulary
Arrival of the Colonists
Jamestown
Powhatans
Starving Time
100
What is malaria
A disease spread by mosquitos
100
How did the colonists decide who was their leader
London Company put 7 names in a box
100
Where was Jamestown
on the Chesapeake Bay
100
Who was the leader of the Powhatans?
Powhatan
100
When did the Starving time begin?
Autumn 1609
200
incompetent
Unable to do a job well
200
What was the problem with the first leaders of the colony
They were incompetent
200
Who was the 3rd and best leader of the colony?
John Smith
200
How did the Indians and the colonists help each other?
Colonists traded axes, shovels and blankets for corn from the Indians.
200
What are three possible reasons that the Starving time occurred?
John Smith left; Too many colonists were arriving and taking up land; There was a drought and a lack of food
300
death penalty for a crime
capital punishment
300
When did the colonists arrive?
Spring 1607
300
What are 4 reasons that Jamestown a poor location for a settlement?
swampy, lack of fresh water, extreme weather, mosquitos
300
Who was Powhatan's daughter that became friends with John Smith?
Pochahontas
300
What did the Powhatans due to cause the Starving time?
They laid seige to the fort. The colonists had not access to food.
400
Werowance
Powhatan word for leader or chief
400
Why were the colonists surprised that John Smith was one of the names in the box?
He was locked up in the ship and was going to be sent back to England
400
What were three ways that John Smith helped the colonists?
He made everyone work; became friends with the Indians; got food for the colonists.
400
How did John Smith and Powhatan feel about each other?
They respected each other and Powhatan made Smith an honorary chief.
400
What happened to the colonists during the siege?
They starved.
500
Siege
Surrounded and unable to escape
500
Where did the colonists land?
In Virginia
500
What were six problems the colonists faced when they arrived?
Men unwilling to work, lack of food, illness, hostile Indians, incompetent leaders, London Company policy, fighting
500
How did the Powhatans help the colonists?
They provided them with food.
500
How and when did the Starving time end?
Two English ships arrived in Spring 1610.
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