Jamestown almost met there complete demise because of an era aptly named “starving time the awful year of 1610, there were rumors that colonists actually turned to cannibalism to survive. Even more deaths were to come. Between 1619 and 1622, at least 3,000 of the colony’s 3,600 newest colonists perished, many of them killed in a war launched by the Powhatan Indians” (Stockwell, M. 2012, p. 2.2, para 10). The location of the settlement was marsh like and because of the marsh like conditions the area was inundated with mosquitoes that carried horrible diseases that many settler succumbed to. The settlers received help from the Native Americans and again found hope in the new crop of tobacco, introduced by John Rolfe, who “experimented with growing tobacco as a cash crop” (Stockwell, M. 2012, p. 2.2, para 11), which would increase there revenue and change the scope of there colony. …show more content…
The New England Colonies which included Connecticut formed for political, religious and a difference with the Massachusetts Bay colony and New Hampshire, which was formed for farming. The Plymouth Colony was founded by an assemblage of separatists who were seeking sanctuary from religious persecution. Their community and political scheme was in tandem with their religious beliefs. Upon settlement the settlers found revenue from fur trade. The first winter in Plymouth was beleaguered with problems such as lack of protection from the elements and disease. Although these colonies had there share of problems, there location was the foundation for