Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Social Studies Homework "On the Trail of Captain John Smith" 1/26/10

Due Thursday 1/28
Go to http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/InteractiveAdventures/John-smith and read at least two of the chapters. Then post a comment with something you learned about John Smith or Jamestown. First read your classmates' comments so that you don't repeat what someone else said. Trying the games will make your adventure more fun!

20 comments:

  1. My fact is that on April 26,1607 the three ships docked in Chesapeake bay.

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  2. There was three ships that were sailing to find gold.

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  3. I found out that in 1606 about 105 men both upper class gentleman and common workers set sail from London in three small ships, headed for Virginia.

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  4. They said that 7 men must leave the colony

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  5. I found out that Captain John Smith had about 105 upperclass men with him on the ship when they were sailing toward Virginia from London. Later, he was captured by Indians when he fell in an icy lake. He surrendered and dropped his pistol.

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  6. John Smith sailed from London in 3 small ships, trying to find Virginia. His goals wereto establish a colony, find gold, and discover a water passage to the Pacific Ocean. At the end he was in jail. That is what I learned.

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  7. The information I found is,on April 26,1607 the three ships with the prisoner Captin John Smith arrived in the Chesapeake Bay. Captin John Smith was chosen with seven other men to lead the state Virginia in the ruling council(it wasn't named Virginia at that time).

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  8. on the ship john smith became a prizoner

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  9. John Smith became Jamestown's greatest leader, and documented the Chesapeake Bay area's beauty and natural riches on an open boat. I also figured out that John's enemy, Edward-Maria Wingfield, was chosen to be president of the colony at first. I also played the game Which Weapon Wins and I figured out that an Indian's bow and arrow is more accurate and a better weapon.

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  10. On April 26,1607 the three ships that left from England made land fall in the Chesapeake Bay.
    Captain John Smith met Pocahontas and she saved him by laying on top of him so the indians would not kill him.

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  11. I learned that John Smith gave the chief of the Pamunkey tribe his compass in exchange for sparing his life. I played Build a Fort and it took me 84 days to build a fort.

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  12. I learned that while John Smith was captured, a high chief named Powhatan wanted to kill him but Powhatan's daughter Pocahontas junmped on his body to protect him and saved him from being killed by the tribe.I also played the games and they were fun.

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  13. Catain John Smith thought that the Indians would
    attack the colonists if they didn't build a fortress

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  14. Captain John was a prisoner.
    He was held captive by the indians.
    Jamestown was burned down.

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  15. I always thought Pocahontas was a full grown woman, like in her 20's, but I learned she was only 11. Also, when they sailed the rivers and waterfalls, they took notes and wrote down things about how amazing the scene was.

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  16. I learned that two-thirds of the men will not survive in the first year of settlement.

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  17. They new they would find new land when they were traveling across the Pacific Ocean.

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  18. I learned that when John tells men to stay on the boat they ignore their orders and come ashore.

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  19. I found out that in 1606, about 105 people set sail from London in three small ships and that the Jamestown coloniest established the 1st settlement in the US.

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  20. He was a prisoner on the ship.

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