Essay on be the man ur son looked

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Why did so Many Colonist Die? Hoping that an American colony would solve their debt problems, over 100 passengers were sent by the Virginia Company. Three English ships carried the sailors through the waters of the Chesapeake Bay to Jamestown, Virginia. On May 13, 1607, they arrived with the hope of building a life in America, teaching Christianity, and finding a new route to China. They didn’t realize the hardships they would have to face in order to establish the first permanent English settlement in America. Adversity such as starvation, disease, and conflicts with the Indians awaited them. When the colonists first arrived, their food supply quickly ran out, and they believed that the Indians would help them. However, they did not because they were angered by Francis West’s actions while he was trading crops with the Patawomeke. (Document D) The colonists soon realized that they would need to grow their own crops in order to endure; but, they were soon faced with what the settlers called “starving time.” During the winter of 1609 through 1610, Jamestown was faced with a drought. (Document B) Without water, the crops were unable to grow which led to hunger, starvation, and death. When the crops needed to be tended to, the water levels were too weak to do so. (Document B) However, the rivers and lakes became brackish which means that they started to fill with salt. Therefore, their dependable sources of fresh water became limited. (Document A) Since there was a short supply of fresh water, many colonists died of dehydration. Additionally, the document stated that waste in early Jamestown tended to cluster instead of flush away. These mishaps caused disease which
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