agriculture. It was May of 1607 when the first colonists settled in Jamestown. Upon arriving they built a wooden fort in a triangular shape containing a church, several houses, and a warehouse for weapons and other supplies. By that summer the colony was faced with hardships such as hunger, disease and potential attacks from the neighboring Algonquian tribes. By early 1608, however, John Smith, a captain and leader of the Jamestown colony, had come to an understanding with the Powhatan Indians where…
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