Name: Wyatt September
Making Thirteen Colonies Homework
Directions: Read chapters 3 in Making Thirteen Colonies. Answer the following questions below. Read carefully and be sure to answer ALL parts of each question. Use complete sentences. Be sure to use textual evidence and analysis for questions 2 and 3.
Questions From Chapter 3:
- Briefly, identify the following names/terms:
- Werowance-
A Delaware Indian word meaning “he is rich.”
- Estuary-
The body of water where a river meets the sea.
- Powhatan (the man)-
Powhatan, or Wahunsonacock was the leader of a mighty Native American empire that was called Powhatan.
- Powhatan Indians-
The people under Powhatan’s rule. They mostly ate corn.
- Describe the region in which the Powhatans lived. (Use textual evidence.)
The Powhatan Indians lived in Eastern Virginia. “It was a land of rivers, bays, and estuaries; of ducks, geese, wild turkeys, and deer of fertile soil, fish and shellfish,; of wild, berries nuts and grapes.” Pg. 22. There was always food in season, but as it says on pg. 22, corn became scarce in the spring, the farthest away from the harvest. Women, men, and even children had important jobs. Men would hunt and fish, women would farm and gather, and children would protect crops by throwing rocks at the animals trying to eat the crops.
- Describe the way the Powhatans lived. (Use textual evidence).
The Powhatans lived as an efficient community. Everyone is doing something very productive. There is no woman doing housework all day. Men would hunt and fish, women would farm and gather, and children would protect crops by throwing rocks at the animals trying to eat the crops. “It was the men who hunted fished and fought. Women farmed. Men and women had set roles in this society and rarely changed them.” Pg. 22. “The boys often played in scarecrow houses that stood in the middle of the fields. From there they threw stones at rabbits or other animals that might nibble on the crops.” Pg. 22.