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BeginDocumentAnalysishere:
Document:A
Facts:The
saltwatercontaminated
their
freshdrinkingwater.
Reliablewatersources
were
scarce.
Food
was
hardtofind
inthe
area.
1.
a. Drankit=Sick
b. Lackofcleanwater=Dehydration
c. Leavetosearchforcleanwater

2.
a. Thearea'swaterwasmostlybrackishandundrinkable
b. Littlewater=Dehydration/death
c. Reliedonnearbywatersourcesalotandsearchformore
3.
a. Littlefood=hungerstarvationdeath
b. Littleamountsofediblewildlifeinthearea
c. Leftinsearchofasuitablefoodsourcefartherfromthearea

Conclusion:Lackofcleanwaterandfoodabundancecouldhavebeensomefactorsinthe
deathsofvariousJamestownsettlers.

DocumentB
Facts:Duringthe
settlement'sfirstyears
therewasa
drought
.

Nature
around
Jamestown
received
nowater
for
someyears

Jamestown
received
2inchesofrain
ofwhatwas
expected.

1.
a.Nowater=dehydrationdeath
b.Itdidntrainforsomeyears
c.Cropswoulddie=Nofood=hungerstarvationdeath
2.
a.Nowildlifeandnaturalcrops=hungerstarvationdeath
b.Naturalsupplieslessen=Lessconstructionandsupplies
c.Naturalwatersourcesdriedup=dehydrationdeath
3.
a.
b.
c.

Conclusion:Manycolonistcouldhavediedfromthelackofwaterandfoodalongwithsupplies.
Thelackofwatersourcesandwildlifecouldhavekilledmanycolonists.

DocumentC
Facts:Therewas
47/110colonists
thatarrived(
firstshiptoarrive
)at
Jamestown
that
weren't
usedto
workingwiththeirhands

(Gentlemen)
9/110
expertsbuildingthings
0females
inbothtrips
230male
colonistdropoffat
Jamestown

1.
a. Almosthalfofthecolonistwerentusedtoworkingwiththeirhands=Moretimebuilding
andlessbuildingsbeingbuilt
b. Littletonoexperienceworking=weakdefenses
c. Littletonoexperienceworking=lessfoodandskillsinthecolony
2.
a. Alongtimetobuildthingsthatwerestrong
b. Tooktimetoshowothers=Buildingaftersometime
c. Nodefenseandhomesbuiltintimeforwinterorattacks
3.
a. Lefttheirfamiliesandmissthem=sadness
b. Nopopulationincrease
c. Noonethatknewhowtoclean,wash,makefood

ConclusionTheJamestownsettlercouldvediedfromlackofstrongstructureanddefenses.
Alongwithhavingnoonewithgoodexperienceincooking,cleaning,washingcouldhavecaused
sicknessandstarvation.

Document:D
Facts:AngryPowhatan,
notpeacefulNatives

around
Jamestown
AngeredthePowhatan
whentradingbutthetraders
leftJamestown
withthe
foodtheystole
SearchingforAmericanIndianstotradewith

1.
a. NativeAmericanattacks=deaths
b. Hardertohunt=Lessfood=death
c. Couldnttrade=lessemergencyfoodsupplies
2.
a. BadrelationswithNatives=fights=deaths
b. Stolengoodsbecausetheyneedfood=littlefoodinJamestown=Death
c. BigamountsofNativeswhythetradersleft=scared=lessbravepeopletogohuntand
getsupplies=lesssuppliesandfood=starvationandlittleamountsofsupplies
3.
a. Theyweredesperateforfoodsincethecoloniststoleit=Starvation=death

b. Lookingfortrade=neededmoresuppliesandfood=couldvediedfromnothavingthe
rightamount
c. Wentfartofindothertribes=theneighboringtribesmostlyonetribethatdoesn'tlikethe
colonists=Tensions=warandattacks=death

ConclusionTheJamestowncolonistswouldhavediedfromscrimmagesbetweenNativesand
themalongwithlackoffoodandsupplies.

Document:E
Facts:
First
English
IndianWar

16091614
Summer
sickness
and
disease

throughout16071610
Powhatansiege
of
Jamestown
the
starvingTimes

1.
a. ManycolonistskilledfromNativeamericanattacks
b. Destructionofdefensesupplies,andfood=starvation,easierattacks,notenough
weapons=death
c. Longwar5years=variousdeaths
2.
a. Killedmanycolonistsfromnotadvancedmedicine
b. Colonistscouldhavediedfromlackofdoctors
c. Colonistswouldhavediedvariousdiseaseattacks
3.
a. Colonistdiedfromfamine
b. Colonistdiedfromlackofsupplies
c. DiedfromNativesiegeattacks

Conclusion:ColonistsinJamestowncouldvediedfromthedisease,starvation,Nativeattackand
lackofsuppliesduringtheyearsof16091610

BeginOutlinehere:
Claim:ManycolonistsinJamestownduringtheyearsof16071614diedbecausetheywere
unpreparedforthenewworldchallenges.

Introduction:
InMay1607,110Englishcolonistsarrivedin3shipsalongthebanksoftheJames

river.Therewasmanyarrivedwithhighexpectanciesandjoy,littledidtheyknowhundredsof
themwoulddieoverthenext7years.
ClaimRoadmap
BodyParagraphs
Conclusion

Reason1:TheJamestowncolonistswereunpreparedfordiseasesthatwouldcometheirway.
Evidence
:
DocumentE:IndocumentEthetimelineshowsthatduringtheyearsof1607and1609summer
sicknessstruckinJamestownkillingatotalof100peopleandmaking100others
DocumentE:IndocumentEthetimelinequotesthatcaptainSmithreportingmanydead,some
sick(DocE)duringtheyear0f1608.
DocumentA:DocumentAtheauthorstatesthathistorianCarvilleV.Earleattributeddisease
intheearlyyearstoJamestownspositionatthesaltfreshwatertransition,wherefilthintroduced
intotherivertendedtofesterratherthenflushaway.

Warrant:ThissuggestthattheJamestowncolonistswerentpreparedforthisdiseasechallenge
inthenewworld.Thevariousstrikesfromdiseasekilledmanysettlersbecausetheywerent
preparedforthischallengehoweveriftheywerenotasmanycolonistswouldhavedied.Overall
thediseaseinthecolonistswaterthatdidntflushaway(DocA)causedtheirwatertoget
diseaseandtheydidntfixtheproblembecausetheyweren'tprepared.Thevariousdisease
attackskeptkillingmanysettlersmeaningtheywerentprepared.

Reason:TheJamestowncolonistsalsodiedbecausetheywerentpreparedfortheunpeaceful
NativeAmericansintheNewWorld.

Evidence:
DocumentDIndocumentDFrancisWesttalksaboutlookingforpeacefulNativestotrytotrade
forcorn.InsteadheendeduphavingtokilltoNativeAmericansandstealgrainandangeredthe
tribe.
DocumentEIndocumentEthetimelineshowsthefirstrecordedNativeAmericanattackon
Jamestownwas12daysafterthecolonistsarrived,killing2settlersandtheycontinuedtokilling
hundredsofJamestownsettlersasshownthroughoutthisdocument.

DocumentCIndocumentCtheshiplistshowsthatthefirstJamestownsettlershadnosoldiers.

Warrant:TheJamestowncolonistswerentpreparedfortheunpeacefulNativesbecausethe
NativeskeptattackingandkillinghundredsofJamestowncolonists.TheJamestowncolonyhad
nosoldierstodefendJamestownmeaningtheywerentpreparedforthechallengeofnon
peacefulNatives.

Reason:TheJamestowncolonistswerentpreparedfortheirenvironmenttolackvarious
supplies.

Evidence:
DocumentA:IndocumentAthewriterwroteaboutthelackofcleanwaterBecausethe
adjacentriverandcreeksbecamebrackishaswaterlevelsrose(DocA)andthecoloniststried

tofixtheproblembydugshallowwellstosupplythemselveswithsourcesofdrinkingwater,but
theseswerevulnerabletodroughtandsaltwaterintrusion.(DocA)
DocumentD:IndocumentDMr.KnopfwritesandexplainshowFrancisWestsearchedfor
NativeAmericanstotradeforfood(corn)andendedupangeringthetribeandstealinggrain.
DocumentA:IndocumentAtheauthorexplainedcomplainedfromthelackofsuppliesandthe
environmentTheislandisnotsituatedofgreatnaturalatapointofgreatnaturalfood
abundance

Warrant:ColonistsatJamestownwerentpreparedforthelackoffoodandwaterinthearea.
Thewatersourceswereundrinkablethenaturalfoodsourcewasntinabundance,andthe
colonistshadtostealfoodfromNativesalongthenorthofChesapeakeBay.Thecolonists
reliedonthenearbyfoodandwatersourcesandthosewerenotinabundanceespecially
drinkablewater.

Conclusion:

VariouscolonistsinJamestowndiedduringtheyearsof16071614becausethey

wereunpreparedforthenewworldchallenges.Suchaswhenthecolonistsreliedonthenearby
foodandwatersourceswhichtheyfiguredoutwerentinabundance,thiscausedmanysettlersto
diefromthelackofresources.TheJamestowncolonyhadnotrainedarmedmentodefend
Jamestown,meaningtheywerentpreparedforthechallengeofnonpeacefulNatives.The
variousdiseaseattackskeptkillingmanysettlersprovingthattheywerentpreparedforthis
challengeeither.

Wordstouse=Nonetheless,Overall,thissuggest,however,thus

BeginEssayhere:

InMay1607,110Englishcolonistsarrivedin3shipsalongthebanksoftheJamesriver.
Thereweremanythatarrivedwithhighexpectanciesandjoy,littledidtheyknowhundredsof
themwoulddieoverthenext7years.
ManycolonistsinJamestownduringtheyearsof
16071614diedbecausetheywereunpreparedforthenewworldchallenges.
English
colonistsarrivedinthemiddleofPowhatanterritorybuttheydidntexpecttrouble.Thekingof
Englandhadgiventhecolonistshisblessingbecausetheplacetheyhadlandedinwasto
becomethefirstpermanentEnglishcolonyintheAmericas.Thecolonistsarrivedhopingto
workofftheirdebtandonedayownapieceofland,othersinhopesoffindingahiddentrade
routetoChinaorevenhiddentreasure.CaptainJohnSmithledthecolonizationofJamestown
.
Diseasecamefastandgavethecoloniststheideathattheywerentpreparedforthis
challenge.Thecolonistsstartedtonoticetheywerentalone,therewereNativesaroundthemand
thecolonistswerentpreparedforthisthreatthataccompaniedthemformanyyears.Soonthe

colonistsperceivedyetanotherchallengetheywerentpreparedfor,theenvironmentlacking
necessarysupplies.ThesettlersthatcametoJamestownobviouslyweren'tpreparedfortheNew
Worldchallenges.

TheJamestowncolonistswereunpreparedforthe

diseasesthatwerethrowntheir
waybytheNewWorld.

IndocumentEthetimelineshowsthatduringtheyearsof1607and
1609summersicknessstruckinJamestownkillingatotalof100men,women,andchildrenand
making100otherssick.Also,indocumentEthetimelinequotesthatcaptainSmithreports
....manydead,somesick..(DocE)intheyearof1608alongwiththeauthorofthetimeline
writing,...110killedfrom...anddiseaseduringtheyearof1609.TheauthorofdocumentA
statesthathistorianCarvilleV.Earleattributed,...diseaseintheearlyyearstoJamestowns
positionatthesaltfreshwatertransition,wherefilthintroducedintotherivertendedtofester
ratherthenflushaway
AllofthisevidencesuggestthatthecolonistsatJamestown
werentpreparedfordiseasetostrikeandkeepstriking
.Thecoloniststriedtofightthe
diseasebutatthetimelittleknewanythinginthemedicinefield.Thiscoupledwithvarioussick,
andtheirinfectedwatersourceledtomanyoftheJamestowncolonistsdeaths.Badlymade
medicineandrestwereprobablytheonlywaystocurethesicksincethecolonistshadlittletono
knowledgeinthemedicalfield.Thewatertheyusedwasfiledwithdisease.Thecolonistswere
surroundedwithdiseasebecauseofothercoloniststhatwereinfectedandtheirwatersourcewas
alsoinfected.Therefore,duetothelackofmedicine,andtheirmainwatersourceandvarious
diseaseattacksmanycolonistslosttheirlivesintheJamestowncolony.

TheJamestowncolonistsalsolosttheirlifebecausetheywerentpreparedforthehostile
NativeAmericansintheNewWorld.AsshownindocumentD,Mr.Knopfwritesandexplains
howFrancisWestdesperatelysetoutinsearchedforNativeAmericanstotradeforfood(corn)
andendedupangeringthetribeandstealingit(grain)instead.I
ndocumentE,thetimelineshows
thefirstrecordedNativeAmericanattackonJamestown,whichwas12daysafterthecolonists
arrived,killing2settlersandtheycontinuedtokillinghundredsofJamestownsettlersasshown
throughoutthisdocument,atotalof150colonistsduring3years.DocumentCprovidestheship
list,inwhichitdosentincludedsoldiersoranytrainedandprofessionalweaponholders
.

The
JamestowncolonistswerentpreparedfortheunpeacefulNativesbecausetheNativeskept
attackingandkillinghundredsofJamestowncolonists.TheJamestowncolonyhadno
soldierstodefendJamestownmeaningtheywerentpreparedforthechallengeofnon
peacefulNatives.
ThereforebecausecountlessJamestowncolonistdiedthecolonistswerent
preparedfortheunpeacefulNativesinthearea.ThecolonistswantedtotradebuttheNatives
didn'ttheywantednothingtodowiththecolonistsexceptkillthem.Thecolonistswantedtobe
peacefulandthatdidn'thappen.Thissuggestthatthecolonistswerentreadyforunpeaceful
interactionswiththeNativessincesomanycolonistsdiedandsincetheyhadtostealfood
insteadoftrade.


TheJamestowncolonistswerentpreparedfortheirenvironmentintheNewworld
tolacksuppliesnecessaryforlife
.ThewriterindocumentAwroteaboutthelackofclean
waterinandaroundtheirsettlement
...Becausetheadjacentriverandcreeksbecamebrackishas
waterlevelsrose,reliablesourcesoffreshwaterwouldhavebeenscarcebytheseventeenth
century...(DocA)andthecoloniststriedtofixtheproblembecausethey...dugshallowwells
tosupplythemselveswithsourcesofdrinkingwater,buttheseswerevulnerabletodroughtand
saltwaterintrusion.(DocA)IndocumentDMr.KnopfwritesandexplainshowFrancisWest
searcheddesperatelyforNativeAmericanstotradeforfood(corn)andendedupangeringthe
tribeandstealinggrainsincetheyneededfoodforwinter.IndocumentAtheauthorcomplained
fromthelackofsuppliesandtheenvironment...Theislandisnotsituatedofgreatnaturalfood
abundance...
ThisallsuggestcolonistsatJamestownwerentpreparedforthelackoffood
andwaterinthearea.Thewatersourceswereundrinkable,thenaturalfoodsourcewasnt
inabundance,andthecolonistshadtostealfoodfromNativesalongthenorthof
ChesapeakeBay.Thecolonistsreliedonthenearbyfoodandwatersourcesandthosewere
notinabundanceespeciallydrinkablewater.Thismeansthatallthenecessaryforlife
suppliestheylackedcausedmanyJamestowncoloniststodiefromfamineand
dehydration.

VariouscolonistsinJamestowndiedduringtheyearsof16071614becausetheywere
unpreparedforthenewworldchallenges.Suchaswhenthecolonistsreliedonthenearbyfood
andwatersourceswhichtheyfiguredoutwerentinabundance,thiscausedmanysettlerstodie
fromthelackofresources.TheJamestowncolonyhadnotrainedarmedmentodefend
Jamestown,meaningtheywerentpreparedforthechallengeofnonpeacefulNatives.The
variousdiseaseattackskeptkillingmanysettlersprovingthattheywerentpreparedforthis
challengeeither.
Jamestowncolonistswerealsocouldhavediedfromthelackofknowledgein
necessaryprofessionsneededtobuildacolonyandplanningforconstructionofanew
settlement.
OveralltheJamestowncolonistslosttheirlifetobeginningunpreparedfornewworld
challengeslikedisease,nonpeacefulNativeAmericans,andlackofnecessarysupplies.

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