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because Jamestown was near the Indian and they did not get along other reason is most of the water was not fresh so they had to drink polluted water other reason is when its winter people get sick and they had no medicine and no food because they did not know that

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The location was bad because it was swampy, making the land ill suited for agriculture, it was plagued by mosquitoes carrying malaria and the brackish tidal water was unsuitable for drinking.

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Jamestown was bad location because of the bad climate. There was also barely any food or good water. People had to be cannibals!! (Starving Time)

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In what colony did the Jamestown settlement take place?

Virginia


Why was a representative government put into place in Jamestown?

To attract new settlers to the colony.


How did the Jamestown colony begin?

The Virginia Company of London got a charter to settle land in North America to get a profit. They sent a hundred men to build a town and never saw the place themselves.


Is the Jamestown colony nice?

It depends what you are referring to. If you are referring to the Jamestown back when it was still a colony, it was very hard place to survive in and the people there went through a lot. If you are talking about touring the place nowadays, yes it is very nice, it is restored and it has a continental climate, as it is in Virginia.


What were problems with the place the settlers chose to build in Jamestown?

They build in a swamp with high disease rates, which raised the Death Rate.


What is the difference between Jamestown and Plymouth?

Jamestown was founded first, and was a financial venture (they hoped to make money) Plymouth was settled for religious reasons. First settlers at Jamestown were all men, some of the first settlers at Plymouth were women.


Jamestown, founded in 1607, was located in which colony?

Same place it is located today- on the North Bank of the James River, near Williamsburg VA.


How was new England's colony arranged?

The colony would start with a group home and a place to defend the colony. Then gradually individuals would build homes and the group home could become a church.


How was the New England colony arranged?

The colony would start with a group home and a place to defend the colony. Then gradually individuals would build homes and the group home could become a church.


The year and founder of Virginia?

Jamestown was the first place settled in Virginia by 104 men in 1607. They came to look for gold for their investors, but not to create a permanent colony.


What was the reason for the Plymouth Colony settlement?

The Plymouth Colony was found for freedom of religion.


What was the reason for settlement for the Plymouth colony?

It was a place for the pilgrims to settle so they could have religious freedom from the english.