SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NORTH AMERICAN EXPLORATION
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Hunger Games
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Starving Time
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Jamestown Famine
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Hunger Era
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Detailed explanation-1: -The winter of 1609-1610 in Jamestown is referred to as the “starving time.” Disease, violence, drought, a meager harvest followed by a harsh winter, and poor drinking water left the majority of colonists dead that winter.
Detailed explanation-2: -At this point, in November 1609, Powhatan ordered a siege of Jamestown, a move that initiated, finally, the period known as the Starving Time.
Detailed explanation-3: -As the food stocks ran out, the settlers ate the colony’s animals-horses, dogs, and cats-and then turned to eating rats, mice, and shoe leather. In their desperation, some practiced cannibalism. The winter of 1609–10, commonly known as the Starving Time, took a heavy toll.
Detailed explanation-4: -On June 7, 1610, the survivors boarded ships, abandoned the colony site, and sailed towards the Chesapeake Bay. There, another supply convoy with new supplies, headed by newly appointed governor Francis West, intercepted them on the lower James River and returned them to Jamestown.