SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SETTLEMENT OF JAMESTOWN COLONY
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Not enough safe drinking water
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Not enough survival skills
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The indians were nice to them.
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A harsh winter with little food
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Detailed explanation-1: -Video: Quotes from the Jamestown Settlers 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: -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: -But between 1622 and the late 19th century, a series of wars and skirmishes known as the Indian Wars took place between American-Indians and European settlers, mainly over land control.
Detailed explanation-4: -Many such adversaries that made life much more difficult were things such as starvation and disease, environmental factors, and conflicts with the Indians that awaited them. When the colonists first arrived, their food supply ran out, and they believed that the Indians would help them.