Question

colonial america: Jamestown

1. who were the original inhabitants of the area that was settled by the english?

2. name three challenges that the people of Jamestown faced.

3. what did the settlers do to earn money?

4. imagine that you are a native american living near Jamestown. how would you feel about the new settlers?​

Answer 1

Answer: 1. The original inhabitants of Jamestown were the Virginia Native Americans. 2. Starvation, disease, and threat of an attack from Native Americans. 3. The settlers made money by planting and growing tobacco.

4. I would feel violated because the Native Americans were the first and original inhabitants and the English mistreated the Natives and stole their land.

Answer 2

Answer:

1.The first English emigrants to what would become the New England colonies were a small group of Puritan separatists, later called the Pilgrims, who arrived in Plymouth in 1620 to found Plymouth Colony

Explanation:

2.Hostile Indians, starvation, poor leadership, lack of government, cannibalism, lack of skills among colonists. Jamestown colonists were spoiled, and not prepared to work... they devoted their time and effort to looking for gold

3.Most early settlers in North Carolina earned a living by farming. They grew tobacco, wheat, and corn. Corn became a staple in colonial times. People ate corn on the cob, and made grits and cornbread from corn