USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Jamestown was built in a triangular shape to help create the best possible defense for the settlement. At the time, there were ongoing conflicts between Native Americans and colonists, and the creators of the colony thought this shape would help defend the colony from all sides.

Detailed explanation-2: -The initial triangular fort of 1607 was ultimately expanded toward the east. Evidence of the addition has been found in the form of two palisade sections branching off of the triangular fort’s eastern palisade.

Detailed explanation-3: -Known variously as James Forte, James Towne and James Cittie, the new settlement initially consisted of a wooden fort built in a triangle around a storehouse for weapons and other supplies, a church and a number of houses.

Detailed explanation-4: -It was triangle shaped with a bulwark at each corner, holding four or five pieces of artillery. The settlers were now protected against any attacks that might occur from the local Powhatan Indians, whose hunting land they were living on.

Detailed explanation-5: -William Strachey wrote in 1614 that the river side of the fort was 120 yards long and the other two sides were 100 yards each. Surrounding the fort was a pallazado or stockade made of upright oak and poplar logs that were about 14 feet high and 8 to 10 inches in diameter. The fort enclosed an area of about one acre.