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Columbus
Indian Info.
John Smith
Miscellaneous
100
What is a person who has settled in a colony called?
a colonist
100
When is Columbus Day?
October 12
100
Who was called chief of chiefs?
Powhatan
100
Why was John Smith ordered to be put in chains?
He was accused of starting an argument.
100
What is the name of the first English colony?
Jamestown
200
What do you call men who rob ships?
pirates
200
What title was Christopher Columbus given?
Admiral of the Ocean Sea
200
Who was the Indian princess who saved John Smith?
Pocahontas
200
How was Captain Smith badly injured?
His gunpowder bag caught fire & exploded.
200
Who were the rulers of Spain during Columbus' time?
King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella
300
What do you call a distant land that has been settled and is governed by another country?
a colony
300
What year did Columbus discover America?
1492
300
What two things did Captain Smith trade with the Indians for ?
food & fur
300
He who will not work shall not eat! What was the rule that Captain Smith made because of the lazy men of Jamestown?
He who will not work shall not eat!
300
What two things did Columbus see that made him believe land was near?
a carved sitck & land birds
400
What was the winter of 1609-1610 called when many colonists died because they had no food?
The Starving Time
400
What two things did sailors in Columbus' day think might be in the unknown seas?
1. monsters 2. boiling spots
400
Since Columbus thought he had landed in the Indies, what did he call the natives?
Indians
400
What are two ways that Captain Smith helped the colonists?
1. He helped to get food from the Indians. 2. He helped to keep the peace with the Indians.
400
What is one reason the people of Jamestown had no food for the winter?
Powhatan commanded all the Indian chiefs not to trade with the white men.
500
What was the land rich in pearls, silk, gold, & spices called?
the Indies
500
What country's flag did Columbus plant in the ground on the land he found?
Spain's
500
How were Powhatan and Pocahontas related?
He was her father.
500
When John Smith came back to America, what section of North America did he explore & make maps of ?
New England
500
Italy, Portugal, and Spain are all part of what large continent?
Europe