Here are the answers to the questions from the worksheet based on the *Crash Course: U.S. History* episode "The Natives and the English."
1.
1607 (This is when the Jamestown settlement was established).
2.
Powhatan (He was the leader of the Powhatan Confederacy).
3. He ordered them to
work (specifically, he instituted a rule that those who did not work would not eat).
4. They had to start growing
tobacco (it became their profitable cash crop).
5. They obtained
food (corn) and
knowledge of how to survive in the new environment.
6. The two practices were:
- The English belief in
private land ownership (fencing off land), whereas Indians viewed land as communal.
- The English practice of
permanent agriculture/settlement, which disrupted Indian hunting grounds.
7. She was taken captive by the English, converted to Christianity, took the name Rebecca, and married John Rolfe.
8. Relations grew worse because the English settlers began expanding their territory aggressively, taking more land for tobacco farming, which violated agreements with the tribes.
9. They were forced to sign treaties that ceded large amounts of land to the English and accept English authority.
10. The Puritans generally saw the Indians as
savages or agents of the Devil who stood in the way of God’s plan for the land.
11. Captivity narratives usually tell a story of being taken by Indians, suffering hardships, maintaining Christian faith, and eventually being rescued or escaping to return to colonial society.
12. Almost all of the Pequot Indians were
killed, enslaved, or dispersed; their tribe was effectively destroyed.
13. Two reasons are:
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Disease: European diseases like smallpox killed a huge portion of the Native population.
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Disunity: Native American tribes were often divided and did not always unite against the English settlers.
14.
King Philip’s War (also known as Metacom’s Rebellion).
15. Many Indians initially regarded Europeans with curiosity or as potential allies/trading partners, but later saw them as dangerous invaders who threatened their land and way of life. Some also saw them as spiritually powerful or confusing.
16. The Puritans believed they failed because their community became less religious and more materialistic over time; younger generations were not as devout, and conflicts like King Philip’s War made them question if they were truly God’s chosen people.
17. It is important because it shows that Native Americans were not passive victims; they actively resisted through warfare, diplomacy, cultural adaptation, and legal challenges, shaping the course of American history.
Final Answer:
1. 1607
2. Powhatan
3. Work (or “those who don’t work, don’t eat”)
4. Grow tobacco
5. Food and survival knowledge
6. Private land ownership and permanent farming/settlement
7. She was captured, converted to Christianity, renamed Rebecca, and married John Rolfe
8. English expanded onto Indian lands for tobacco farming
9. Sign treaties giving up land and accepting English rule
10. As savages or tools of the Devil
11. Capture, suffering, faith, rescue/escape
12. Killed, enslaved, or scattered — tribe destroyed
13. Disease and lack of unity among tribes
14. King Philip’s War
15. Initially curious/allies, later as dangerous invaders
16. Their society became less religious and more worldly
17. To show Native Americans actively resisted and shaped history, not just passively accepted colonization
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