Jamestown’s Jamestown’s StrugglesStruggles

ClimateClimate

Swamp Water Spread Disease

Not Prepared for hot and cold extremes

Major Drought Major Drought made it difficult made it difficult to raise cropsto raise crops

Health IssuesHealth Issues

Insects spread disease

Hunger

Bad water spread disease

PrioritiesPriorities

Spent time searching for gold

Focused on Focused on trying to make a trying to make a profitprofit

Pressure from virginia Pressure from virginia company to make company to make money and survivemoney and survive

Lack of Cooperation Lack of Cooperation with the Native with the Native

AmericansAmericans

Native Native Americans felt Americans felt threatenedthreatened

Lack of trade between the two groups

Attacks between Attacks between the Two groupsthe Two groups