Colonialism In Jamestown

In the early years of the New Lands a lot of people died to Indians attacks and other reasons. In 1607-1611 JamesTown Americans were living and getting started. Some interesting facts were they dumped there wasted in the river. Second, they had many deaths cause by Indian attacks. Colonists died in JamesTown because of these three reasons environments, starvation, and Native American relations. When they came to the America’s they didn’t expect what would come. They got killed, starved, and even died in a boating accident!
The he first reason many colonists died was because of their environment. One, reason is when they duped their wastes it festered not flushed away. Second, when they got to the Americas they brought no farmers. Third, they did not a count for droughts or floods. In “JamesTown Environment” the author said,“Filth introduced into the river festered not flushed away.” (Dennis B. Blanton, 55) Again in “JamesTown Environment” the author said, “Reliable sources of water would have been scarce by seven-teenth century.” (Dennis B. Blanton, 55) “This is an way they died because …show more content…
A reason the Native Americans started to kill the English was because the English had killed some of their people when going to trade for food. In “An Abundance of Blood Shed on Both Sides” the author said, “Of 120 men stationed near the falls the Indians kill neere halfe.” (Fausz, 63). In “An Abundance of Blood Shed on Both Sides” the author said, ” At least 3 more die in Indian Ambushes.”(Fausz, 63). “Three more colonists more died to indian ambushes.” (Document E, Fausz). The Indians had an reason to attack because the colonists were killing their kind. This is a main reason the colonists died because they killed a lot of colonists especially the ones stationed near the falls. When the author said, “The Indians killed neere halfe” the Indians killed 51 men at the falls.(Document E,