Death came fast to these colonists, but why, was it bad water, poor settling skills, or even bad relations with the Powhatan Indians. On May 14th, 1607 a ship appeared in the Chesapeake Bay. That ship had 104 colonists that have left their life behind them to claim new land for the king, little did they know it would cost them their lives.
In order to survive you need water and a food source right? At one point the rivers turned brackish. Brackish water is when saltwater and fresh water mix. A person could not survive on this water for a long period of time. Not only that but the colonist came up with an idea to use the restroom in the rivers but it did not work as they planned. In document A it says “Filth introduced into the river tended, …show more content…
It is like these guys were asking for starvation. Settling skills are a good thing to have if you are planning to survive. Can you imagine a life without woman? In document C is shows originally they sent 110 men and 0 woman that seems unreasonable. One more example is, Jamestown had sent a small ship over the trade for grain, but it would not last the colonists all winter. Not only that but the ship crew took quite a bit for the journey home. This information was written by Ivor Noel Hume in 1994. These colonists had poor settling skills as you can see.
Jamestown fort was located in the center of 6 Powhatan settlement. How did the English and the Indians get off on the wrong foot? I have a theory that once the Starving Time began there was little food from the streams due to the filthy water, could this have caused tension in their relationship. Document E supports my theory when it states, “Of 120 men stationed near the falls, the Indians kill, neere half” this was during 1609.(The Starving Time) The Indians were fierce and willing to do what is necessary to survive even if that means taking out the
In order to survive you need water and a food source right? At one point the rivers turned brackish. Brackish water is when saltwater and fresh water mix. A person could not survive on this water for a long period of time. Not only that but the colonist came up with an idea to use the restroom in the rivers but it did not work as they planned. In document A it says “Filth introduced into the river tended, …show more content…
It is like these guys were asking for starvation. Settling skills are a good thing to have if you are planning to survive. Can you imagine a life without woman? In document C is shows originally they sent 110 men and 0 woman that seems unreasonable. One more example is, Jamestown had sent a small ship over the trade for grain, but it would not last the colonists all winter. Not only that but the ship crew took quite a bit for the journey home. This information was written by Ivor Noel Hume in 1994. These colonists had poor settling skills as you can see.
Jamestown fort was located in the center of 6 Powhatan settlement. How did the English and the Indians get off on the wrong foot? I have a theory that once the Starving Time began there was little food from the streams due to the filthy water, could this have caused tension in their relationship. Document E supports my theory when it states, “Of 120 men stationed near the falls, the Indians kill, neere half” this was during 1609.(The Starving Time) The Indians were fierce and willing to do what is necessary to survive even if that means taking out the