5 Questions
What was the process called that Virginia Indian boys underwent to be initiated into manhood?
Huskanaw
Why did the English colonists assume that the Indians had no claim on their land?
Indians did not have any domesticated animals.
Who financed the colonial ventures that led to the founding of the Virginia Colony?
Sir Walter Raleigh
How was power passed down in the matriline society of the Tsenacomoco Indians?
Through women's descendants
According to John Smith, what relationship did Pocahontas have with Chief Powhatan?
She was Chief Powhatan's niece.
Test your knowledge on Smith's exploration efforts to promote colonization in America during the early 17th century. Learn about the economic, political, and religious reasons behind England and other European powers seeking footholds in the New World.
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