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What year was Lizzie writing in her diary about the new land?
1609
On Lizzie's trip from England, what scary thing happened to her family? ( August 11)
There was a hurricane and 5 ships are lost at sea.
There is a palisade around Jamestown. What is a palisade? ( August 12)
A tall wooden fence
The reason some came to the new world was to seek gold and rich things to be sent back to England to who?
The Virginia company
The journal that Lizzie is writing in is really a drawing book. Who does it belong to?
Her brother Caleb
Who is Jessie Bolton? What is a character trait for her? ( August 13)
She is Lizzie's friend that she met on the ship. She is thoughtful and quiet.
Who are the Bridger boys? Say 2 facts you know about them.
They are Lizzie's neighbors. They are lazy and like to tease Lizzie. They are often mean to her.
How does Gabriel Archer feel about the indians? How does John Smith feel about them?
Archer calls them thieving rascals. He does not like them. Smith says the Indians are good.
Name 2 sad things that happened in this book?
Varied answers...Mrs. Bolton and Claire die along with many others; They do not have enough food. Ships are destroyed . Smith gets badly burned.
What do we learn about Pocahontas in this book?
She speaks English; She helped Captain John Smith, Father Powhatan, likes to play and gives gifts
What was the message that Lizzie really wanted to tell John Smith before he went back to England?
She wanted him to visit Caleb and give her journal to him.
How did Lizzie help her father build their house?
She would climb on the roof and put grasses on it to make a thatch roof.
