Jamestown School Trip

Although some historians consider the Native Americans responsible for Bacon’s actions, could it be that Bacon was only after the native’s land and property and would do anything to obtain the land for his own financial benefit? In this essay, I will discuss Jamestown, Virginia in the 1600’s, and the conflicts between the settlers, Native Americans and the royalty from England that were sent to govern this area. This essay will also discuss why Bacon should not be considered a hero by taking into account the conflicts between the Governor Sir Berkeley and his corrupt government, the rebel Nathaniel Bacon, the settlers or tobacco farmers, and the Native Americans

Colonists and Natives were too confident and they tried to survive in the deathful fighting's and attacks! In 1607 the first English colonists arrived on the James River. They were sent by the Virginia company to find riches like gold, copper, and metal. They brought 104 men with them and three ships: The Susan Constant, the Discovery, and the Godspeed. When they arrived on the James River they also founded Jamestown which was the first English settlement in 1607 although before the colonists even got to the New World the emperor Powhatan was in power. Although why did so many colonists died in early Jamestown between 1607 and 1611? The reason why so many colonists died in Jamestown between 1607 and 1611 was because of disease, attack of Natives, and drought. So in the next few paragraphs, I will prove using historical evidence that colonists died because of disease, drought, and attacks of natives.

There were many hard obstacles along the way. The colonists went to Jamestown because they thought there was a lot of gold there but what they didn’t know was that there were Native Americans near by where they camped and landed. Many of the Colonists died because of 3 reasons: lack of preparation, bad location, and unexpected events.

The founding of Jamestown was brought about in June of 1606 when King James I, granted a charter to the Virginia Company of London. The Virginia Company of London was a joint stock company established during this time with the purpose of growing settlements in North America. This group of London entrepreneurs had hopes of profit in building a secure settlement on Jamestown Island, and with the help of three ships and 100 colonists, The London Company became the first English Settlers in North America.

Throughout the 17th century, the English faced many hardships. The settlers of Jamestown had faced misfortune of the new land such as disease and malnutrition, and failure of crops. Over time the English built their economic and social structure with perfecting crops, indentured slaves and building a new society that would spark others to explore.

In early Jamestown, colonists were all you would call, “inexperienced” and victims of circumstances. Also, most sought riches and new opportunities. But at the end of their tragic fate, 400 of their men died by 1611. Why did so many colonists perish? They could not adapt, were victims of diseases, attacks by Powhatan Indians, and poor Native American relations.

On the 14th of May, colonists established the English settlement of Jamestown. They faced many struggles along the way and sadly, many colonists died. Back then not many people were qualified as doctors, so if people got sick, they most likely wouldn’t make it. When there was no water, the colonists had nothing to quench their thirst, so they died of dehydration. Sometimes they would not have enough grains, therefore when winter came, they had no food. The reason so many colonists died was, disease, drought, and a harsh winter.

People have wondered why so many people have died in early Jamestown. Lots of people who went to Jamestown did not survive to the age of 16. I think it’s because the people did not have enough resources in order to live and that there were many diseases because of the lack of hygiene.

The settlement was called "Jamestown," after its king, James I, made possible a private enterprise whose purpose was to search for gold and silver deposits in the New World, as well as authorize the creation of a route to the Pacific Ocean, which allowed them to establish a trade with the East. A fort was built (James Fort) to protect against Indian tribes and a possible attack by Spaniards settlements in Florida. The first years were very hard on the settlers. There were lack of local food, the difficulty of replenishing supplies from England, and the inability to cope with diseases killed nearly 90 percent of the settlers at that time. Later, during the following decades, the colony expanded significantly in size thanks to a new group of

Due to recent events I am suggesting we move the capital of Virginia from Jamestown to Williamsburg. There is a major survival conflict, because the James River turns out to be contaminated, and is a non-drinkable source of water. We don’t have enough clean water to keep all the colonists hydrated. A lot of men are getting sick due to dehydration, and we are lacking progress because there are only a small scaled number of men. Another conflict is there are many diseases spreading throughout Jamestown, and yet again we have lost more men.

The expedition to find Jamestown was led by the Virginia Company and the ship was sailed by Captain Christopher Newport. The purpose of the voyage was to establish a successful colony in the New World. The Virginia Company wanted to be one of the first successful colonies in the New World, so they convinced people that they were sending boats to find gold and a water route to the West. They did this with the intent of persuading people to join and colonize the land. The first wave of settlers were convinced, but in the future, the Virginia Company had to persuade indentured servants to travel to Jamestown by promising them that they wouldn’t be indentured servants anymore. They sent indentured servants to Jamestown because they knew the survival rate was low and that the

Jamestown settlement was the first successful establishment when the 13 colonies on North America were founded. In 1606, King James I sent a charter known as the First Charter of Virginia to the Virginia Company in order to assign land rights to colonists. By assigning land rights, King James I had a better grip on propagating the Anglican Religion to the settlers. He also had the intentions of rectifying other countries from Europe at this time from expanding overseas, and he wanted to locate a northwest passage to Asia. Virginia Colony was one of the 13 colonies in Colonial America, and this is where Jamestown was located. The London Company—later known as the

It was not an easy beginning. In Jamestown, the first colony, new settlers had a rough start. It is a miracle that they pulled through. It was spring of 1607 was 3 ship sailed into Chesapeake Bay, located in Virginia. The ships carried more than 100 passengers. Colonist sent by the Virginia Company hoped to work off debt, own their own piece of land or later in Jamestowns history, grow tobacco as a cash crop. By the end of 1607, ,40 out of the 110 colonists were dead. Another winter and two thirds of Jamestowns population had perished. The biggest devastaion was in 1611. In that year, 80% of the colony had passed away. Why d9id Jamestown go thruogh such a harsh start? So much of the distress was caused by the type of people Jamestown's sponsers,

I suppose I tended to be more on the side of “lets all hold hands and sing”, but it’s an attempt I was interested in seeing how the results would compare against history.

After her captain is killed, a trouble female crew member becomes captain and has to battle a demon who wants to return to Earth to control it.