How Did John Smith's Encounter With Natives

John Smith and his soldiers encountered many difficulties on the new land. On their five month long journey, the Englishmen arrived extremely weak and sick, and there was no food or shelter for them; they faced many challenges trying to survive on the new land. Smith and his soldiers missed out on planting season, so they had to steal from the Indians to restrain their hunger. Instead, they were on sea for five months; therefore, “lost opportunity of the time and season to plant by the unskillful presumption of our ignorant transporters.”(p. 84) The voyage to the new land made smith gain knowledge on how to plan for future voyages. The Englishmen were not expecting this much hard work to survive on the new land. The soldiers arrive extremely weak and sick from the challenges of hunger and disease on the voyage. There was no shelter or food for the soldiers when they arrived. “Some of the Indians welcomed them with hospitality, offering food while others discharged their arrows and then retreated as the Englishmen fired their guns.” (historyisfun.org)They had to start from scratch, so they built a rudimentary fort. The Indians immediately attacked the Englishmen because they if there were did not know they would there to stay. After building
The extreme cold weather caused much loss of their shelters and food, which led to many deaths. The Englishmen did not have enough crops to feed them during the winter. “They traded valuable guns and tools for minimal food supplies form the local Indians and resorted to eating horses, dogs, cats, and rats.” (totallyhistory.com) They even consumed the flesh of the deceased. During this hard time, they had to do any and everything to stay alive. (totllyhistory.com) Only 60 of 500 Englishmen survived the starving