Jamestown Exposition

similarities of these two settlements, they had many key differences. The biggest difference between the settlements of Virginia and Massachusetts were the reason they both were established. The reason behind the creation of the settlement of Virginia (Jamestown) was mainly for economic gain, while Massachusetts (Massachusetts Bay Colony) was established for religious freedom by the Puritans. The people of Virginia and Massachusetts realized the importance of a strong economic system, but their religious

Subject: This letter talks about life in Jamestown from the perspective of a settler. At the beginning times of European colonization of the New World-what is now known as America-Britain, along with France and Spain, sent over many of their citizens to start a new life in America and lay their claim to the land. Sebastian Brandt was one of the men sent over from England, and had come to Jamestown with a large group of other immigrants. However, only a fraction of them remained alive after the freezing

Jamestown was the first permanent English colony. The colony was located in Virginia and established in 1607. The voyage was funded by the Virginia Company who thought the location was an ideal spot to settle. The Virginia company thought that the land would be a good spot to defend against the Spanish because it had water on three sides of it. A while after settling the land, the settlers were struggling for survival. Most of the settlers were unfit and unprepared for life in the new colony. The

Jamestown was NOT the first colony, but it was the first successful colony. They chose 7 leaders to lead the colony, one was John Smith, and another was Bartholomew Gosnold. Most of the men in the colony were mostly gentlemen who had no soldier experience. The colony had many problems, one of them were the Powhatan Tribe, who were not quite friendly with the colony. Another problem was the supply of food. They were running out of food. John Smith took action. He went to the Powhatan Tribe with caution

Dantre Kennybrew period.5 The Killing of the Colonist: Why Did So Many Colonist Die? I wonder why so many people died in Jamestown. Well i think that so many people died because of the lack of their environment. There were a lot of problems in Jamestown i think that they picked a bad place to settle. The reason why the environment was they bad nature, bad relations with the natives, and bad job and skill. The colonist had bad nature because their environment was not normal. It is because the

of Virginia in the Spring of 1607, no one had a clue of the terrible future that awaited for most of them. The background of early Jamestown leads me to ask the question, why was mortality rate so high in early Jamestown between the years of 1607 and 1611? The conclusion for this is quite simple and can be answered in three parts, the mortality rate in early Jamestown was so high because of Jamestown’s environment, the colonists’ relations with the Powhatan Indians, and the settler’s skills and backgrounds

Colonists Die? In 1607 a group of more that 100 English colonists came to what is now Virginia and settles the Jamestown colony.They were far from home and surrounded by the native Powhatan tribe.Why did so many of the Jamestown colonists die?colonists died in early Jamestown Because of three Problems.These problems were Disease,Starvation,and Native Attacks. The First reason Jamestown colonists died was disease.Many of the colonists Die Because They did not have a sewer System and they did not

Can you survive the wilderness for three years with only yourself and three others? In the spring of 1527, five Spanish ships left the port of Seville, Spain and set sail for the New World to establish settlements along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, with over 300 men working on the ships. Because of tricky currents in the Gulf of Mexico, it pushed the ships off course making the ship's landing near modern-day Tampa Bay, Florida. Five rafts were built to carry fifty men, where Cabeza de Vaca’s

The deaths of approximately 440 colonists from Jamestown, England's first permanent colony, got many people wondering "Why did so many colonists die?" There are many factors that caused Jamestown to struggle so much, and begin a voyage back to England. A major reason why many colonials died was because they didn’t bring nearly enough supply's, nor did they try to become friends with their surrounding neighbors, the Native Americans.. The evidence that was discovered lies in documents and or journal

Do you know the the English settlers of 1607 were the first successful permanent English settlement that would be part of the U.S.? The English settlers established Jamestown in 1607. They built a large and met with the Native Americans. The site was a malaria swamp, so many of the men got sick and died. No women were brought along. They had arrived in May. During the first Winter the settlers were unprepared. When they arrived it was too late to plant crops, so they had none stored for