Saturday, February 25, 2012

Which of these most accurately characterizes Jamestown's relationship with the Indians from 1607 to 1622?

1. Which of these was not necessary to get Jamestown started in 1607?



a. charter from the king

b. propaganda to recruit settlers

c. a joint-stock company

d. the headright system



2. Which of these most accurately characterizes Jamestown's relationship with the Indians from 1607 to 1622?



a. peaceful

b. unpredictable

c. hostile

d. equal



3. A friend proudly informs you that he has found the name of his great-great-great-great-great-great-grea鈥?on the list of passengers arriving in Jamestown in 1609. You feel it is your duty to inform him that



a. his ancestor was probably a very important person in England before he came

b. his ancestor probably owned slaves

c. his ancestor most likely assembled a large tobacco plantation within a year or two of his arrival

d. his ancestor most likely died a premature death or didn't stay long



4. Which of these most assured Jamestown's long-term survival?



a. John Rolfe developed a good tobacco to grow in Virginia soil.

b. Captain Newport found the Golconda mine in 1608.

c. John Smith returned to England in 1609.

d. Pocahontas' marriage, which prevented future violence with the Indians.



5. While this lesson never gives you a word-for-word definition, according to what it says and the examples it gives, what is history?



a. a record of precisely what happened in the past

b. the events that happened in the past that matter to us today

c. everything that ever happened

d. an attempt by historians to recreate what happened in the past



6. According to the complete writings of John Smith, did Pocahontas rescue him?



a. Yes, of course she did.

b. No, she definitely did not.

c. It depends on which source you emphasize.

d. He never mentioned the incident.



7. Which of the following is most true of sources in historical research?



a. Any primary source is as good as another in telling you what really happened.

b. Some sources may be accidentally or purposely misleading.

c. Historians looking at the same sources will always come to the same conclusions.

d. Historians (and people acting as historians) can always be trusted to look at all the sources and give an accurate version of what they find.



8. Which of these is an accurate comparison between the Jamestown and Plymouth settlements?



a. Both settled in areas that had very low Indian populations.

b. Both brought entire families in the early years of their settlements.

c. Both had a "starving time" within the first three years of settling.

d. Both came seeking freedom to worship in the manner they chose.



9. Sometime in late November, your friend exclaims, "I'm sick of hearing about those Pilgrims all the time. Why should I care about them? Pilgrims, schmilgrims!" (Apparently you have a high-strung friend.) Which of these would be an accurate response?



a. "Wait just a minute, there. Those Pilgrims established the first permanent settlement in the English colonies in North America!"

b. "Whoa, Nelly! Tuxedos were invented because of those black and white outfits the Pilgrims wore. Think about that when prom comes."

c. "Hold your horses. That Mayflower Compact they made was the first constitution ever written in North America, and it was similar to the later United States Constitution in many ways."

d. "Are you kidding me? Half of them died the first winter and the rest still stayed. How often do you find idealism like that?"



10. Which of these would be the modern equivalent for the reason the Pilgrims left England?



a. You see a chance to make a huge fortune selling Twinkies to people in Sumatra, so you move there.

b. The President of the United States doesn't like people like you, so he starts sending spies. You think you might go to jail.

c. You are thrilled by the pictures of Mars you've seen and you volunteer to be one of the first to go and explore that strange new world.

d. You just got fired from your job, and you have no way to pay your debts. The government offers to take care of these debts if you'll settle on the Moon for four years.Which of these most accurately characterizes Jamestown's relationship with the Indians from 1607 to 1622?
1. d

2. c

3. a

4. d.

5. b

6. b

7. c

8. d

10. a
^^^^ THESE ARE NOT RIGHT 1 IS D BUT THE REST ARE WRONG!!!!!!!!

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Which of these most accurately characterizes Jamestown's relationship with the Indians from 1607 to 1622?
I know wat a ***** huh!! ****** dumb *****!!!

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I know wat a ***** huh!! ****** dumb *****!!!

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Which of these most accurately characterizes Jamestown's relationship with the Indians from 1607 to 1622?
those are all wrong.. besides #1

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Boy - I sure didn't have to go much further - here's 1-10!!

Now -- same answer as that given for 11 - 20.

PLEASE do your own work.

You DO know that our government is running out of money, right. Your future is in your own hands.



Rather pathetic, actually.

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