VA Studies 9 Flashcards
1
Q
What initiated trading relationships with the native peoples?
A
John Smith
2
Q
What did the native peoples trade with the English?
A
Mainly food
3
Q
What did the English trade with the native peoples?
A
Tools, pots, and copper for jewelry
4
Q
How did Powhatan contribute to the survival of the settlers?
A
Provided leadership to his people and taught the settlers survival skills. Showed the settlers how to plant corn and tobacco
5
Q
Who was Pocahontas?
A
Daughter of Powhatan and she served as a contact between the native peoples and the English
6
Q
Why did the relationship between the native peoples and the English change?
A
Realized the English settlement would continue to grow and came to see the settlers as invaders who would take over their land
