What was it like to live in Jamestown long ago?

Answer 1

They built homes along the the Jame River and named the colony Jamestown. The area was swampy and before long disease was being speared by mosquitoes. Governing the colony was difficult because many people quarreled and did little plan for the future. People recognized that the colonists were not planting enough crops. Soon food ran out. Captain John Smith set up very strict rules for the colony that required them to work. However when the Indians refused to help the colonist they would attack and take what ever they want from them. When Smith left the colony suffered without his leadership. The Jamestown began to grow tobacco and the colony finally to prosper.