USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Powhatans generally avoided seasonings, including salt, and likely enjoyed food for its texture rather than its flavor. Although the Indians domesticated beans and squash, they ate more corn (maize) than any other crop, sucking unripe ears for their sweet juice, baking cornbread, or roasting it.

Detailed explanation-2: -A few weeks later, Powhatan, the leader of the Powhatan tribe, sent Henry back to Jamestown with a message: Powhatan would give the hungry English corn in exchange for copper.

Detailed explanation-3: -Early inhabitants hunted, principally deer, and gathered nuts and berries. Over time, through cultivation of the land, they obtained corn, beans, squash, and pumpkins. In order to survive, the Powhatans adapted to seasonal changes in the environment.

Detailed explanation-4: -In August 1609, Smith, who had gained the respect of the Powhatans, was injured in a gunpowder accident and had to return to England for medical treatment, leaving on October 4, 1609. With Smith gone, Powhatans stopped trading with the colonists for food.

Detailed explanation-5: -Powhatan and his people welcomed the English settlers in 1607 and helped them survive the first winter here by teaching them how to grow corn and tobacco, providing them medicine, and helping them hunt.