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Who were the local natives and what motivated them to help the Jamestown colonist?
The Powhatan Indians.
What was life like in Jamestown?
Jamestown entered a period called the Starving time. Without Captain John Smith and Pocahontas to act as go-betweens the Indians refused to trade with the settlers.
Why did the Virginia colony Jamestown survive and prosper economically?
The introduction of women helped to keep Jamestown populated, while the cultivation of tobacco, a cash crop, supplied the colonist's with money. Jamestown was also further inland than Roanoke.
How John Smith of Jamestown communicated with Indians?
letters
Who traded with Indians in the time of Jamestown?
It was Captain John smith.
Who were the local natives and what motivated them to help the Jamestown colonist?
The Powhatan Indians.
What happen in 1607?
In 1607 There were people who came from England and came all the way to Jamestown. Jamestown was a country in North America in Jamestown the English people Worked on houses. Then the English met Indians. These Indians were called Powhatan Indians. At first the Powhatan Indians Attacked Jamestown. Then the Powhatan Indians soon Became friends with the English people and they tought the English people how to grow plants and then the English people tought the Powhatan Indians How To Hunt. Today Life is different then in 1607.
What was life like in Jamestown?
Jamestown entered a period called the Starving time. Without Captain John Smith and Pocahontas to act as go-betweens the Indians refused to trade with the settlers.
What did the Indians get from the Jamestown settlers?
stuff
What landforms does the Powhatan Indians live in?
Jamestown
What were Jamestown's allies and enemies?
enemies where Indians
Who was the leader of the Indians near Jamestown?
Powhatan
What were the names of Indians in Jamestown?
No one knows for sure what all the Indians' names were because everyone in Jamestown just called them, "Powhatan" because that was the name of the tribe that lived in the area at that time... However, one Powhatan's name we are absolutely sure of, her name was Pocahontas. Pocahontas supposedly saved the founder of Jamestown, John Smith's, life.
Why did the Virginia colony Jamestown survive and prosper economically?
The introduction of women helped to keep Jamestown populated, while the cultivation of tobacco, a cash crop, supplied the colonist's with money. Jamestown was also further inland than Roanoke.
How John Smith of Jamestown communicated with Indians?
letters
Did Jamestown trade with the Powhatan Indians?
no, they were kinda friends
Did the Algonquin Indians help the Jamestown colony to survive?
True!
