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| Why was storytelling an important part of Native American culture? |
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They were told to explain the natural world, teach proper behavior, or just to have fun.
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| Give 3 ways the environment shaped the way Native American tribes lives. |
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Build things from nature like a shelter
Grew crops where they lived
Made warm clothes out of animals
Built boats called canoes
Use the natural resources in their environment to survive
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Who was the leader of Jamestown? |
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Who taught the colonist how to plant food? |
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| Powhatan - they planted food such as corn, bean, and squash. |
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What were some of the struggles that the people of Jamestown faced? |
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| They didn’t have any food, they were hungry, and some people were starving. |
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How did conditions finally begin to improve for the colonists? |
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| They grew tobacco crops which they sold. Tobacco helped save Jamestown. |
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Who grew a new kind of tobacco in the colonies that was shipped to Europe? |
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Who was the daughter of Chief Powhatan? |
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How were slaves brought to the Americas? |
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| They brought to the Americas from West Africa. They were captured by African and European slave traders, brought back to the Americas by boat, and then sold. |
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