When colonists came to Jamestown for what seemed like a good life, they didn’t expect to have as many hardships as they did. Jamestown was located in the Colony of Virginia and was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. In 1607, 110 male settlers came to the Americas to come to Jamestown, but by December, 70 settlers died—leaving 40 settlers left. How did a seem-to-be wonderland like Jamestown end up to be a ghost town? Well, this is due to shortages of water and periods of major drought, shortages of food, and tension among surrounding Native American tribes and English settlers. First, having little to no water effects life drastically. In paragraph 2 of Document A, the author states,”Because the adjacent river and creeks became brackish as water levels rose, reliable sources of fresh water would have been scarce by the seventeenth century.” Without having access to clean and fresh water the settlers would have become dehydrated. In paragraph 2 of Document A, the author also states,”...the …show more content…
In paragraph 3 of Document A, the author writes,”The island is not situated at a point of great natural food abundance…” Without easy access to food the settlers would have to go out and find food for the whole settlement, which could be dangerous. If they didn’t bring back a sufficient amount of food many of the settlers would starve to death. According to the chart on Document C, on the first and second trip to Jamestown not one farmer nor hunter was brought to Jamestown. Without having people with the skills needed for farming and hunting there would be many failed attempts at gathering food. In paragraph 2 of Document D, the author says, “No one doubted that this new supply of grain would help, but it would not be enough to last the winter.” Even though they got men to go retrieve grain they were not able to load enough onto the boat to allow everyone to survive the harsh