War and Peace with Powhatan's People

According to the passage 'War and Peace with Powhatan's People,' about how many Native Americans lived in the area that is now the coast of Virginia before Captain John Smith arrived?

• 1,200

• 12,000

• 120,000

• 120

According to the passage 'War and Peace with Powhatan's People,' what was the Powhatan Confederacy?

• A) A group of English settlers

• B) A group of indigenous nations

• C) A Spanish settlement

• D) A group of European explorers

Fill in the blank: The nations of the Powhatan Confederacy are called _______ because their languages were based on a large Native American language group called _______.

• Algonquian; Algonquian

• Iroquois; Siouan

• Siouan; Muskogean

• Muskogean; Iroquois

Who was the leader of the Powhatan Confederacy, as described in the passage 'War and Peace with Powhatan's People'?

• Chief Wahunsenacawh (sometimes spelled Wahunsunacawh), also called Powhatan by Captain John Smith.

• Chief Massasoit, also called Yellow Feather.

• Chief Tecumseh, leader of the Shawnee.

• Chief Sitting Bull, leader of the Lakota Sioux.

According to the passage 'War and Peace with Powhatan's People,' why was Chief Powhatan suspicious of the English settlers?

• He had been suspicious of the Spanish settlers before them, and the English had guns and powder, which might give him the advantage he needed to defeat surrounding indigenous nations.

• He believed the English settlers were planning to steal their land immediately.

• He thought the English settlers were sent by rival indigenous nations to spy on him.

• He was told by his advisors that the English settlers were actually disguised Spanish soldiers.

Who is portrayed as intervening between her father, Chief Powhatan, and Captain John Smith?

• Pocahontas is portrayed as intervening between her father, Chief Powhatan, and Captain John Smith.

• Sacagawea is portrayed as intervening between her father, Chief Powhatan, and Captain John Smith.

• Matoaka is portrayed as intervening between her father, Chief Powhatan, and Captain John Smith.

• Pocahontas's sister is portrayed as intervening between her father, Chief Powhatan, and Captain John Smith.

According to the passage, what event led Powhatan to order an attack on the colonists?

• The colonists built a fort

• The colonists raided Native American food supplies

• The colonists captured Powhatan

• The colonists made peace with Powhatan

Who is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life, according to the passage?

• Powhatan

• Opechancanough

• Pocahontas

• John Rolfe

Fill in the blank: In 1614, Powhatan accepted peace with the English, and his daughter Pocahontas was married to ________.

• John Rolfe

• John Smith

• William Bradford

• Thomas Gates

According to the passage, Powhatan's brother Opechancanough continued to fight the English after Powhatan's death.

• True

• False