SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
faced many challenges like hunger and cannibalism.
|
|
|
was immediately successful.
|
|
|
was on the brink of failure.
|
|
|
was saved by Native Americans who taught colonizers how grow food in the local soil. (by using fish for fertilizer)
|
Detailed explanation-1: -The land was lush and fertile, yet within three years most of the colonists died during what came to be known as “the starving time.” Only the establishment of private property saved the Jamestown colony.
Detailed explanation-2: -At first the settlers ate their horses, then their dogs and cats. Jamestown residents also ate rats, mice, and snakes, according to a firsthand account by George Percy, who became the colony’s temporary leader after John Smith left.
Detailed explanation-3: -On Tuesday, President Trump mentioned the Native Americans in passing at the 400th anniversary of the first representative government in Jamestown. The colonists, he said in a speech, “endured by the sweat of their labor, the aid of the Powhatan Indians, and the leadership of Captain John Smith.”
Detailed explanation-4: -Colonists only grew corn and wheat for use by their families. Other crops were grown, but mostly for individual consumption.