Characters
Who is Samuel Collier?
He is the main character, a boy who has traveled to Jamestown aboard the Susan Constant.
What does shackled mean?
To have a ring or band on your arms or legs that prevents you from moving them freely.
What are the names of the three boats?
The Godspeed, The Discovery, and The Susan Constant
What is Jamestown?
Jamestown was the first english colony in North America.
Samuel is always kind.
False - Samuel is angry and gets into fights often.
Who is Captain John Smith?
He is a soldier aboard the Susan Constant. He is useful to the men on the boat because he can communicate with the natives.
What does perish or perishable mean?
Perish means to die. Perishable food items go bad more quickly, like milk and vegetables.
What was the final destination for the boats?
The New World, Virginia, Jamestown.
When was Jamestown founded?
Jamestown was founded in 1607.
All of the men on the ship get along.
False - many of the men do not get along including John Smith and Master Wingfield.
Who is Master Wingfield?
He is a gentlemen onboard the Susan Constant who does not like Captain John Smith.
What does toiling mean?
What was in like for the boys on the boat?
Cramped, smelly, cold. People got sick. They had to share beds. It was not enjoyable.
What was the Virginia Company?
The Virginia Company is a company that funded the settlement of Jamestown.
Some settlers are more interested in finding gold than growing food.
True - many of the gentlemen are more concerned with gold and money than food and a place to live.
Who is Richard?
Richard is another orphan boy who came to Jamestown on the Susan Constant with Samuel.
What does ignorant mean?
Ignorant means lacking knowledge.
What happened at the first island they stopped at?
John Smith was able to communicate with the natives and they traded goods for food.
What did the settlers want in Virginia?
Gold, land and a new start, a passage to Asia, and to bring the word of God to the natives
Captain Smith immediately trusts Samuel.
False - Captain Smith wants Samuel to be nicer to people and is trying to teach him a lesson in working with others.
Who are the Natives?
They are people already living in the new world who have a different way of life than the colonists.
What does demonstrate mean?
Demonstrate is a verb that means to show someone exactly how to do something.
What happened to John Smith on the voyage?
Master Wingfield accused him of something he did not do, so he was shackled for the remainder of the journey until the first island when he proved useful in communicating with the natives.
What happened with the Natives when the settlers arrived in Virginia?
The natives attacked the men as they went off looking for gold.
Samuel is a servant on the Susan Constant.
True - he is sent as a servant for Captain John Smith.