Making 13 Colonies HW
Name: Sam September
Making Thirteen Colonies Homework
Directions: Read chapter 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 werowance (WEER-ah-wunts) was a leader/chief in a Native American tribe in Virginia and Maryland.
- Estuary-
A estuary is a body of water where the mouth of a river meets the sea. Estuary’s tended to have lots of animals such as ducks, geese, wild turkeys, and fish near them.
- Powhatan (the man)-
Powhatan, also know as Wahunsonacok, was an Indian leader of eastern Virginia. He was very strong and ruled tons of villages. At one point, he had 9,000 subjects the land he presided over stretched from Washington D.C to northern North Carolina. He was said to have had 100 wives 9,000 subjects. Powhatan was very wealthy and had lots and lots of deer skin.
- Powhatan Indians-
Powhatan Indians were the people ruled by the leader Powhatan. There were about 9,000. At least a ⅓ of which were warriors. The Indians raised many vegetables and corn and hunted for deer, fish, and more. Powhatan Indians spoke Algonquian (al-GON-kwee-un).
- Describe the region in which the Powhatans lived. (Use textual evidence.)
The Powhatan Indians lived mostly in Virginia but also in parts of Washington D.C. and North Carolina. The area they lived in was surrounded by the Chesapeake Bay and lots of rivers. The people lived in little villages with lots of resources. “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,” (Hakim, p.22). There were other animals, such as raccoons, opossums, squirrels, turkeys, rabbits and deer, too.
- Describe the way the Powhatans lived. (Use textual evidence.)
The way the Powhatan’s lived was very unique. Everyone in the a village had a role, man or women. “It was the men who hunted, fished, fished, and fought. Women farmed,” (Hakim, p.22). The children did not start their work until they were young adults. One animal that the people depended on was deer for food. If someone from a different tribe was found hunting in the Powhatan’s area for deer, it would start a tribal war. The men and women tended to wear lighter clothes during fall and summer but during winter they would cover themselves in deerskin. A big thing that the Indians used was bear grease. Bear grease kept them warm, repelled mosquitoes, and made their skin shine.
This is one of my Making 13 Colonies homework assignments. In this assignment we learn about the Powhatan and the Powhatan village. I am proud of this work because I answered the questions in a strong way and I got a good grade. I got a good grade because I really understood the assignment when I was doing it. Also I explained my evidence in my assignment and that lead to me doing a good job.