What an experience being a colonist in Jamestown! But the price they paid… In the spring of 1607, 3 English ships carried more than 100 passengers into the New World. True, there were dangers like Spanish warships and let’s not forget about the Roanoke Island colonists. They all disappeared! But in 1607, these were acceptable risks. Why did so many Jamestown colonists die? They died because they had a total lack of skills, poor choice in land and, the disease (Smallpox, Typhus, Malaria) One of the main reasons they didn’t survive is the lack of skills. If they chose the right people they would have survived! John smith
