BOR Factor Tracker 14-16

Is this a social or environmental factor? "The conflict between the gentlemen and the commoners"

• Social

• Environmental

Answer explanation

It's social because it is conflict between different people.

Is this a social or environmental factor? "The conflict in which the gentlemen steal all the food and try to escape"

• Social

• Environmental

Answer explanation

Because the gentleman stole the food, they are creating more problems between the men.

Is this a social or environmental factor? "There is not enough food for the winter"

• Social

• Environmental

Answer explanation

Because of nature and the cooling temperatures, the crop would already be harvested for the year, rivers would be frozen over and birds would migrate making food hard to come by.

Is this a social or environmental factor? "When Captain Smith is gone, hardly any of the men work"

• Social

• Environmental

Is the following factor NEW or ONGOING (has been happening for a while)? "Not all the settlers do their fair share of work, like in the past. After Smith leaves to look for a passage to the Orient, the gentlemen and many of the commoners start to “shirk their chores” (107)."

• New

• Ongoing

Is the following factor NEW or ONGOING (has been happening for a while)? "The gentlemen only think of themselves, like in the past. They desert the commoners and take their food."

• New

• Ongoing

Is the following factor NEW or ONGOING (has been happening for a while)? "There is more conflict between the commoners and the gentlemen. The commoners discuss starting a war with the gentlemen. Hunt is against it, but Samuel wants blood “if it will save Captain Smith” (125)."

• New

• Ongoing

With whom do the settlers in ch. 14-16 have the most conflict?

Answer explanation

The settlers have the most conflict with themselves. The gentlemen continue to only think about themselves (stealing food, arresting Smith) and this leads to all the men turning against each other with a full on war about to happen within Jamestown.

In ch. 14, how does Captain Smith’s leadership style either increase or decrease conflict for the group? What happen when Smith is not there to lead the colony anymore? 

Answer explanation

Smith decreases conflict because he wants the best for everyone. He requires everyone to work and he sets around to making sure houses are built for all. When he is gone however, everyone doesn't pull their own weight and that hurts Jamestown.

How does Hunt respond to the conflict between the settlers, both in this moment and in the past, and what do his responses achieve?

Answer explanation

Hunt means that he is not more powerful than the gentlemen. Although he has helped in the past and saved Captain Smith (and Samuel), he really cannot make any decisions for the group. He can influence people to make certain choices, but he has no vote.