How Did Jamestown Occur In Jamestown

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Jamestown was not an place that people would want to leave. , and several times the colony was almost wiped out by Indians, disease, famine etc. Without reinforcements and resupply from England, it would not have succeeded. It tells several stories from the bones found in the area. By examining the wound, the concluded it could not have been self inflicted. This led to A shooting by accident when Native had stolen a weapon. Another body exhumed, which was buried outside the fort, and placed in a position of respect, with a captain's staff, was concluded to be Bartholomew Gosnold. The only problem was he died just five months after they landed in Jamestown. With pending starvation, the demise of the company was imminent. John Smith took over leadership with the death of Gosnold. He did something bold. He went to the Indians with beads and trinkets, to trade for something to eat. The Indians had killed many …show more content…

There was a triangular fort, with turrets for canon in each corner. They arrived in a period of drought, and the river would have been down, and backed up. Consequently the men would have been drinking salt water, which likely cause salt poisoning. It wasn't until there was a good rain that conditions improved. John Smith returned to England for medical attention. His powder bag exploded. It likely was the cause of a murder attempt, although could also have been accidental. At any rate, he returned to England, which likely saved his life, as most of those in Jamestown had a short life expectancy. It is likely famine continued to take its toll. The settlers ate anything they could, their pets, their horses, and even perhaps exhuming graves to eat the bodies. The dying season, as it was called, about 1610, was caused by the bubonic plague, likely brought by a resupply ship. During this time, bodies were buried quickly, often two to a grave. They were buried inside the

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