Jamestown Dbq

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Jamestown

American population almost died at one point . The settlers of 1607 Jamestown were a group of poor people who wanted to pay of debt and own land . The settlers would come to present day America to complete their dream . A strong population of 110 original settlers only 40 would be alive by December . The population decrease by 70 people in only 6 months.Why did this happen? This happens because the Europeans did not have healthy water,enough water for their crops,and not enough food. This was found in documents A,B,D,and E.

The Europeans died because documents B and A state the water was not in good conditions .In document A, the water was, "salt intrusion" which means that the fresh-water was getting contaminated