What was wrong with the daily rations of wheat and barley given to each man?
The food was spoiled and filled with worms.
What turned out to be one of the major sources of disease for the colonists?
The water being drunk from the James River had become brackish with salt water from the ocean causing dehydration, salt water poisoning, and eventually death.
What made archeologists think that the skeleton found buried outside the fort was the skeleton of an important colonist?
There was a captain’s staff buried on top of the casket.
After six months in Jamestown, how many of the original 108 men were still alive?
About 50 men were still alive.
Which colonist decided that trading with the Natives would give the colonists their best chance to survive?
Captain John Smith went to meet with the Natives.
Who was Chief Powhatan’s daughter?
Pocahontas
What happened to the colonist who was accused of being a Spanish spy?
He was executed.
Why did Captain John Smith need to leave Jamestown to return to England?
He was injured from an explosion.
What happened to the colony shortly after John Smith left Jamestown? What was the period of time called?
The colony was attacked by Natives. Men were starving. It became known as the Starving Time.
What are some unusual things the colonists had to eat in order to survive?
The colonists resorted to eating horses, cats, dogs, poisonous snakes, and human corpses.
As ships continued to arrive in Jamestown carrying more settlers and supplies, what disease was brought to the colonists from Europe?
The bubonic plague arrived in Jamestown.
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?
His name was Bartholomew Gosnold, and he is the person who founded the Virginia Company and planned the trip to Jamestown.
What crop allowed Jamestown to thrive and prosper?