Pocahontas Quiz Reviews

Give 2 reasons (mentioned in chapter 2) that John Smith and the English wanted to colonize Virginia.

1. They could raid the Spaniards easier 2. The settlements

Which was NOT one of the reasons the colonists decided to move Pocahontas from Jamestown to Henrico? A. There were white women and children in Henrico. B. Henrico was highly defensible against Indian attack. C. John Rolfe wanted to hire her as a servant. D. A pastor there wanted to educate her.

C

Pennsylvania

Colony fouded by Quakers in 1862 - William Penn - Quaker Leader

Which of the following was NOT an advantage Europenas had over Native Americans? A. Horses B. Attack Dogs C. Steel-tipped arrows D. Written Language E Iron ore and coal deposits

E

What did Pocahontas do after she reached London? A. She went to parties and socialized. B. She went to the church of England cathedral to Pray. C. She insisted on trying English fish and chips. D. She cried and refused to leave her hotel room. E. She gave birth to a second child

A

What advantage did the Algonkians of Virginia have over the Aztecs of Mexico? A. The Algonkians had natural immunity to many diseases. B. The Algonkians could Disappear into the woods. C. The Algonkians spoke one common language. D. The Aztecs thought the Europeans were gods. E. The Aztecs refused to fight Europeans.

B

Who was don Luis de Velasco? A) A Spanish explorer & ship captain B) Indian kidnapped by the Spanish C) Jesuit Missionary who visited Virginia D) Farmer who introduced tobacco to Virginia E) Mysterious founder of the doomed Roanoke colony

B

The Puritans of Massachusetts believed in predestination; what is predestination?

God knows your & final destination before you're even born.

How did Pocahontas come to be kidnapped by the colonists?

Her husbands tribe tricked her by gaining her trust & then she got on the boat because she trusted the chiefs wife.

Name the man Pocahontas married before she was kidnapped

Kakoom

People of mixed French and Native American heritage were called what?

Metis

Pueblo Indians

New Mexico; Interacted w/Spain; Pueblo revolt

According to the author, did Pocahontas save John Smith's life? Why or why not.

No, she was only 10 years old at that time and the book where he wrote about this happening was like 1624, it's just not justified.

Ministers who did not support the Great Awakening were known as

Old Lights

According to ch. 9, what caused the Algonkians to attack the Virginia colony in 1622?

They now knew that England was huge and that the English wanted land, not food.

Columbian Exchange

Trade system between Europe and America -Diseases -technology -rice, coffee, tobacco -furs

The Great Awakening

Transatlantic religious Revivals

T/F According to chapter 2, some England did not support the colonization of North America because they thought God did not want them to take lands away from the Indians.

True

T/F According to the preface, the Pocahontas "myth" is that she loved Christianity and the British colonists more than her own faith and people.

True

T/F One trouble the jamestoen colonists faced in 1607 was violent diarrhea.

True

T/F The main reason John Rolfe wanted to marry Pocahontas was because he had fallen in love with her.

True

T/F When John Smith visited Pocahontas in London, she angrily accused him of breaking his promises.

True

How had Pocahontas's father, Powhatan, risen to power?

- Inherited his tribal lands from his parents - Married multiple wives - War and Extortion

T/F As the daughter of Powhatan, Pocahontas as a child did not have to work as other native American children did.

False

T/F During the fall of 1608, tensions arose between the colonists and Powhatan because the English no longer wanted food from Powhatan because the colonists were growing their own European-style crops.

False

T/F Pocahontas and John Rolfe's marriage was mostly miserable because she had only married him because she was forced to and she resented him.

False

T/F Pocahontas married John Rolfe only because she was forced against her will.

False

T/F Powhatan sent Pocahontas to Jamestown for the forst time in May 1608 in hopes that she would marry an English colonist.

False

T/F Social History is the study of "high society" (wealthy elites).

False

T/F When John Rolfe returned to Virginia, he married another one of Powhatan's daughters.

False