Jamestown Summary
Jamestown Summary
All Europe wanted was gold and England wanted in on gold finding so they made the Virginia Company and had 144 men and boys on the 3 ships that were going to Jamestown. There were no women on the ships because the men did not plan on staying long they were only interested in fame and fortune. Many of the men thought that John Smith lacked the necessary skills to lead the colony making them a little on the edge. Dangerous storms and lack of supplies threatened the ships. The ships spotted land on April 26, 1607.
When they got there, by September half of the colonist were dead. By winter they barely survived and they were still starving and the Powhatans helped them out by making a trade. That barely helped them so they cooked
All Europe wanted was gold and England wanted in on gold finding so they made the Virginia Company and had 144 men and boys on the 3 ships that were going to Jamestown. There were no women on the ships because the men did not plan on staying long they were only interested in fame and fortune. Many of the men thought that John Smith lacked the necessary skills to lead the colony making them a little on the edge. Dangerous storms and lack of supplies threatened the ships. The ships spotted land on April 26, 1607.
When they got there, by September half of the colonist were dead. By winter they barely survived and they were still starving and the Powhatans helped them out by making a trade. That barely helped them so they cooked