In the earliest colonies, Jamestown, for example, many of the men were from privileged backgrounds. They had come along for the prospect of finding gold or silver and getting rich. These me didn't expect to be called upon to do the labor necessary for the day to day sustenance of the colony. The rest of the population wasn't at all willing to do extra work to support these parasites.
Another challenge was the colonists ignorance of appropriate crops and the tools needed to cultivate them The Indians helped a lot in this area. They also arrived without much of a plan for shelter or a comprehension of winter weather conditions. Some found themselves shivering in three sided lean-tos with nothing but a blanket on the third side.
These were all conditions which gave rise to disease, hypothermia and malnutrition.
Source(s):disease spread by mosiscoitos
John Smith was the leader of the Jamestown settlers
The colonists at Jamestown, the second English colony in what would later become the United States, faced a slew of fatal problems. A prolonged drought that made growing food crops and finding fresh water difficult led to starvation and the drinking of contaminated water,
there were a large ammount of dangerous insects, the biggest of which were spiders. The Native Americans help them fight off diseases and they became close allies.
Many colonists died from disease
Ballls deep was the first American city
disease spread by mosiscoitos
How did Jamestown colonists adapt to their environment?
the colonists came from England
many jamestown colonists became sick from malaria and from the drinking water
Galileo's biggest challenge that he has faced is building telescope.
The hardest challenge I've ever faced is life.
they walked. or paddled canoes
About 104 colonists
Beginning in 1607.
weapons
It Was the Powhatan
When colonists started growing tobacco