Why Did So Many Colonists Die By Ashley Kron

Imagine sitting there and watching your friends die one by one. So many of the colonists died because first of all the colonists werent prepared for the condition ions and the environment. Second the Englishmen didnt calculate well enough to support all the colonists. Everyone in Jamestown didnt know what they would face. The harsh environment of Jamestown began to show its effects throughout the settlement.The supplemental source, document E Chronology of English Mortal t)/ shows that a lot of colonists died from sickness,such as malaria. Also Document A says the e water was really brackish implication the water was salty and could cause nausea. Addition ally the waste products in the water were not being flushed away with the tides. Document B states that when the colonists arrived in Jamestown was already in a drought. Due to this reason the lack of rainfall made it nearly impossible to grow crops. The environment wouldnt have been so worsen if the settlers had been prepared. Being an uneducated gentlemen made Jamestown suffer. Document C show multiple pieces of evidence supporting the fact that the settlers were unskilled d. First of all Document C shows that well-nigh half of the men were gentlemenand didnt h eve a job. Also in document C most of the settlers held occupations that were unnecessary for a new colony. For example wigging makers and tailors were recruited instead of important posits ions such as surgeons, farmers, and blacksmiths.