If I Could Choose Jamestown

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If I would have started Jamestown there would've been multiple changes. The site would be used to my advantage and to my prosperous future. To start I would place my town on a forested area next to a large river that flows into the ocean. This wouldn’t only allow my people to get water but it is also a way to reach trade routes. There would of course have to be large areas of flat land for farming and what not, but we could trade lumber for supplies or use the lumber to build our houses or barns. I would bring a large group of people with various skills such as: hunters, farmers, architects, carpenters, priest, someone who has studied the layout of the land and knows it well. Also someone who has a great leadership quality in them to run

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