Early Jamestown Settlement Research Paper

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The early days of settling the eastern coast of North America was characterized by hard times and initial failure on behalf of the settlers, however in time these settlements grew to become a collection of thriving and diverse British colonies.
Initially, settlers ran into many challenges that hindered their progresses establishing successful settlements. One of the main problems the settlers faced in the early days was their relationship with the native tribes. It is no secret that the settlers and the natives had a very poor relationship, frequently breaking into skirmishes and uprisings. Another major problem the settlers had while initially settling the New World was a general lack of work ethic and poor resource management. The first settlers set out on their journey to find gold instead of prioritizing establishing a …show more content…
The best example of this is the founding of Jamestown, where sixty-four percent of the settlers had died within a year. However, the founding of Jamestown was not the only example of failure on behalf of the settlers, only two years later the settlers experienced a great famine known as the Starving Time. This period of famine encompasses all the major issues settlers had when attempting to establish settlements. Leading up to the Starving Time the settlers had fought in many skirmishes with the natives, “as for corn provision and contribution from the savages, we had nothing but mortal wounds, with clubs and arrows” (Gale 29). On top of already having little to go in ways of food stockpiles, the settlers squandered what little supplies they received from England. This practice of poor resource management led to starvation and in

Early Jamestown Settlement Research Paper

gentlemen or commoners. The gentlemen and commoners did not get along. The commoners did all the hard labor while the gentlemen lounged around. This created tension between the two different groups of people. The settlement of Jamestown was set back on a peninsula along the James River. The settlement was set far enough away from the ocean that the Spanish could not see them. They expected the Indians to welcome them. Since they were so blinded by their fear of the Spanish, they did not see that their real…

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