Question

chapter 2
european people settle at jamestown

1. what did king james i believe was the best way to establish dominance in america?
2. what is one challenge settlers faced when they arrived in jamestown?
3. what are two ways john smith improved life in jamestown after he was elected president?
4. what is the name of the first representative government in the english settlements?
5. which government was the first to practice representative democracy?
6. which american indian group helped english colonists by trading and teaching colonists how to farm and survive in virginia?
7. what is one event that led to \the starving time?\
8. how was pocahontas seen by the colonists?
9. what did john rolfe bring to jamestown? how did it improve life in the colony?

Explanation:

1. King James I likely favored colonization.
2. Settlers faced food - shortages.
3. Smith enforced work and trade.
4. House of Burgesses.
5. House of Burgesses.
6. Powhatan Confederacy.
7. Poor farming and Native - English conflict.
8. As a peace - maker.
9. Tobacco; brought economic stability.

Answer:

1. Colonization
2. Food shortages
3. Enforced work, trade
4. House of Burgesses
5. House of Burgesses
6. Powhatan Confederacy
7. Poor farming
8. Peace - maker
9. Tobacco; economic stability