Watch the movie and answer all the following questions below. There are a total of 29 questions. Please answer in a clear and concise manner. The majority of the questions are quick, short answers. It can range from one-word answers to 2-3 sentences long. If it asks for a list of things, you can do bullet points. But, if you think one of the questions requires a thorough explanation, feel free to write more to answer the question. Though, I doubt you would need to write a paragraph to answer a question.
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Nightmare at Jamestown
What are three ways that many of Jamestown’s early settlers died?
Before England began exploring the New World, what country was sending many explorers to the New World? What were they looking for?
What were the two goals of the Virginia Company?
On what date did the first Jamestown settlers set sail from England?
What was the first problem encountered at sea by the Jamestown settlers?
How many men sailed to the New World to settle in Jamestown, and from what two social classes were they?
What was the name of one of the commoners who really aggravated the gentlemen, and what was he accused of that landed him in shackles?
What became history’s primary source for the Jamestown story?
What is the prophecy that Chief Powhatan hears shortly before the Jamestown settlers arrive in the New World?
Approximately how many relics have been discovered by archeologists in Jamestown in recent years?
When did the Jamestown colonists land in the New World?
Who were the Jamestown colonists most afraid of, and who ended up being the greatest danger to the colonists?
How many arrows can an Indian shoot in the 30 seconds it takes to reload an English musket (gun)?
What was surprising about the cause of death of the first human skeleton found at Jamestown?
What was the colonists’ ultimate weapon?
After building the Jamestown Fort, what started happening to many of the men, and why?
What was wrong with the daily rations of wheat and barley given to each man?
What turned out to be one of the major sources of disease for the colonists?
What made archeologists think that the skeleton found buried outside the fort was the skeleton of an important colonist?
After six months in Jamestown, how many of the original 108 men were still alive?
Which colonist decided that trading with the Natives would give the colonists their best chance to survive?
Who was Chief Powhatan’s daughter?
What happened to the colonist who was accused of being a Spanish spy?
Why did Captain John Smith need to leave Jamestown to return to England?
What happened to the colony shortly after John Smith left Jamestown? What was the period of time called?
What are some unusual things the colonists had to eat in order to survive?
As ships continued to arrive in Jamestown carrying more settlers and supplies, what disease was brought to the colonists from Europe?
What was the name of the man whom historians believe was buried outside the Jamestown fort with a captain’s staff, and why was he important?
What crop allowed Jamestown to thrive and prosper?
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