SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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not protected from enemies
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not near a water source
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dry and not good for farming
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swampy and not good for farming
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Detailed explanation-1: -Unfortunately, the settlers built Jamestown on a marsh. The water around the town was dirty and salty and the land was bad for farming. Worse still, mosquitoes in the marsh carried a deadly disease called malaria. By the end of 1607, disease and other challenges had killed many of the settlers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Famine, disease and conflict with local Native American tribes in the first two years brought Jamestown to the brink of failure before the arrival of a new group of settlers and supplies in 1610.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sadly at the beginning of the colony there were good relationships between the Indians and the settlers. Jamestown was poorly chosen. The location was in a low swampy area. Mosquitoes carried diseases and many of the settlers got sick.
Detailed explanation-4: -Explanation: The swamp was full of disease carrying mosquitos, which was one of the reasons why Jamestown had a bad start.
Detailed explanation-5: -Jamestown’s swampy environs claim the life of yet another 17th-century English settler in this painting by NPS artist Sydney King. A disease-ridden, bug-infested swamp with bad water: what a place to found a colony!