Blood on the River Vocab

4. a small ornamental case, typically made of gold or silver, worn around a person's neck on a chain and used to hold things of sentimental value, such as a photograph or lock of hair
5. Formal speeches given by leaders like Captain Smith or Chief Powhatan
7. The official who saves Samuel from the gallows and assigns him to Reverend Hunt
8. Refers to the Native Americans' feelings that the English are intruding on their land
11. a surface-living shark with a long upper lobe to the tail. Threshers often hunt in pairs, lashing the water with their tails to herd fish into a tightly packed shoal.
13. Mentioned as the place Samuel would have been sent for stealing his mother's locket. They are also built for Captain Smith later in the voyage
14. Refers to the Discovery, the smallest of the three ships on the expedition
15. Reverend Hunt’s religious garment, often mentioned during his attempts to keep peace in the colony

1. The high wooden fence the settlers begin building to protect the Jamestown fort from attacks.
2. Used to describe the social class of some of the settlers who are not gentlemen.
3. Captain Smith’s state of mind after his gunpowder bag explodes and he is badly burned
6. Mentioned when Samuel is finally released from his bond to Captain Smith
9. Used to describe the tedious nature of life during the long weeks they were stuck at sea due to poor winds
10. Used when Captain Smith or the leaders attempt to stop the frequent arguments and rebellions among the men
12. Used to describe the failed attempt to crown Chief Powhatan as a subject of King James