From Blood on the River:
What did Sam steal from the pawnshop?
His mother’s locket
From Blood on the River:
Why did Sam Collier avoid the gallows?
He reminded the magistrate of his own son
From Blood on the River:
Name the 3 ships that they traveled to the New World on.
Susan Constant, Godspeed, and the Discovery
From Blood on the River:
Sam was page to who? What does this mean?
Captain John Smith
That Sam will serve him and learn from him
From Blood on the River:
What was it like to travel on the ’tween deck?
Crowded, unpleasant, dirty, smelly, etc.
From Blood on the River:
In the New World Sam found a new family. Who are they?
The Laydon’s
From Blood on the River:
Name the three ships traveling to the New World.
The Susan Constant, the Discovery, and the Godspeed
From Blood on the River:
What does Samuel take from the pawn shop in the beginning of the novel?
His mom’s locket
From Blood on the River:
Why is John Smith angry at the choice of the men the Virginia Company chose to
build the settlement?
They are gentlemen and don’t do work
From Blood on the River:
How does the boy named James die in the novel?
An arrow from an Indian attack on James Town
From Blood on the River:
Who did Richard and Same lose to in a running race?
Pocahontas
From Blood on the River:
What caused Chief Powhatan to be insulted by the English?
The English wanted to crown him prince under King James.
From Blood on the River:
What was Ann and John Laydon’s baby named?
Virginia
From Blood on the River:
What rule did Captain John Smith impose when he became president of James
Town?
“He that will not work shall not eat.”
From Blood on the River:
Who was the main character, Samuel’s best friend?
Richard
From Blood on the River:
With what did the James Town settlers build their homes?
River clay and straw for wattle and daub walls
Reeds for thatched roofs