A Challenging Experience

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Jamestown Writing Assignment Due: July 9 Jamestown was the first successful English colony planted in what would become the United States of America. Despite its ultimate success, your text suggests that death rate in early Jamestown amounted to 80 percent of the settlers. Additionally, economic development was slow, Native American conflict was the norm by 1622, discipline and morale problems were constant, and the colony was not particularly democratic. The question you are asked to consider is: What was life like in early Jamestown (1607-1644)? What were the population characteristics of the settlement? How did the economy of Early Virginia Develop? Analyze English and Native American relations during this era. What do the physical conditions in early Jamestown tell historians about life there? You should use your textbook and the Jamestown Rediscovery website. No other sources are required. Avoid general searching on the internet. http://www.apva.org/jr.html While this website contains useful historical background, it is an archaeological wonder. Please explore the site systematically. The “What We Have Found” component is unique to the site. You are required to address questions 1, 2, 3, and 4 in your essay. The sub questions are there to assist you in getting started. You do not need to address all or any of the small-case lettered questions. You are free to answer the main questions in any manner you choose. What was life like in early Jamestown (1607-1644)? 1. What were the population characteristics of the settlement? Questions you may wish to consider (You can also ask and answer your own questions): a. Who settled the colony? b. How important was the English idea of class in the settlement? c. What was their mission? d. How stable was the population? e. What factors influenced population growth? f. What was the

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