How did Captain John Smith’s background influence his writing about Jamestown? His narratives read like the adventure stories of a soldier.
Q. What is John Smith hoping to accomplish by writing his general history?
Smith hoped that it would attract more settlers to the New World who were in search of adventure and new economic opportunities. He looked to the new settlements as a way to strengthen England’s foothold in the world.
Table of Contents
- Q. What is John Smith hoping to accomplish by writing his general history?
- Q. What was John Smith’s purpose for writing the General History of Virginia?
- Q. Who was John Smith trying to persuade?
- Q. What was one situation that greatly angered Thomas Paine?
- Q. What were Benedict Arnold’s last words?
- Q. What battle did General Cornwallis surrender?
- Q. Who was the most famous traitors?
- Q. Why did Benedict Arnold switch to the British side?
Q. What was John Smith’s purpose for writing the General History of Virginia?
-Smiths main purpose of the story was to educate the reader on how the native americans and the early English settlers related to each other. The meaning was as everything happened they were sick and weak for 10 days. -Captain John Smith refers to himself in third person throughout the selection.
Q. Who was John Smith trying to persuade?
What was Smith trying to persuade people to do? Smith was trying to persuade people to migrate to the New World for financial reasons not only would they benefit but as a stakeholder in the company that financed the colonies he would benefit as well.
Q. What was one situation that greatly angered Thomas Paine?
When the pamphlet first appeared for sale in January of 1776 the author of the pamphlet said “Written by an Englishmen”, Paine was angered by this and when his publisher printed a second edition Paine himself put out his own second edition.
Q. What were Benedict Arnold’s last words?
“Let me die in this old uniform in which I fought my battles. May God forgive me for ever having put on another.” – Benedict Arnold. Talk about a change of heart. The famous traitor apparently wanted to wear the uniform of the U.S. continental army on his deathbed.
Q. What battle did General Cornwallis surrender?
Yorktown
Q. Who was the most famous traitors?
The 7 most notorious traitors in military history
- Emilio Aguinaldo. Aguinaldo fought many foes to liberate the Philippines and its people, including the Spanish and the Americans.
- Benedict Arnold. The name Americans love to hate.
- Ephialtes of Trachis.
- Qin Hui.
- Mir Jafar.
- Vidkun Quisling.
- Andrey Vlasov.
Q. Why did Benedict Arnold switch to the British side?
A member of the Sons of Liberty, Benedict Arnold rose to the rank of general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Frustrated by the lack of recognition, he subsequently switched sides to the British and plotted the surrender of West Point.
