In 1609 Galileo discovered the rings of Saturn but he didn't know that at the same time something terrible was happening in America. Some colonists had sailed from England and came to America to explore and find riches. During the years of 1607- 1611 these colonist were dying by the hundreds in Jamestown. The colonists were met with problems, and many to come, because they had too many people not trained correctly to endure what was to come. They also had a large amount of colonists that were gentlemen, wealthy people who were not trained to work with their hands. The moment the settlers arrived in America difficult thing were stirred up. Colonists made the Native Americans mad, because they had begun stealing land from the natives. The colonist began to die from disease, Indian attacks, starvation and many other things .
One of the main reasons the colonists were dying was because of disease. The summer sickness of 1607 killed half of the colonists (Fausz, 63). Of the original settlers in May of 1607 there were no apothecaries, which could have assisted with medical issues and needs. Another concern that contributed to death by disease was that fresh water supply …show more content…
These reasons were disease, Indian attacks, and starvation. Hundreds of colonists died from disease mainly because they didn't have any apothecaries and didn’t have a fresh water source. The Indians also killed many of the colonists because the colonists were taking away their land. Also, the colonists didn’t have any farming abilities so they were starving and had to trade with the angry Indians, which didn't turn out well. Although these weren't the only ways so many colonists died, they were the main causes of death in Jamestown. From studying this information we can learn many valuable things. We should learn from these deaths because, like the story of the Titanic, we should better every day life so we do not repeat history over