In Virginia in 1607, what did the Indians do for the Jamestown colonists?

• A. They kept them from starving and taught them to grow tobacco.
• B. They attacked the colonists.
• C. They discovered gold.
• D. They formed a government with the colonists.

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is how Native Americans helped the Jamestown settlers survive their first years. Faced with hunger and a tough environment, the colonists received crucial support from the Indigenous people by sharing food and teaching farming methods. This guidance let them grow staple crops and obtain food more reliably, preventing starvation while the settlement got established. This assistance also set the stage for later farming, including tobacco, which became a major Virginia crop. The other options don’t fit the time period: there wasn’t widespread attacking that defined the early relations, there wasn’t gold being discovered for the settlers, and there wasn’t a joint government formed between the groups in 1607.