Jamestown Dbq

In 1607, English ships with 100 passengers went to Jamestown. England wanted to claim more land that 15,000 Powhatan tribes lived at. King James I tried to get permanent land for England. Many people died in Jamestown because lack of food, Indian Attacks, and disease. Document B is a chart by J.Frederick Fausz called “An abundance of bloodshed on both sides:England first Indian war, 1607-1610”was published in 1990. It talks about how the english died and came through 1607-1610. According to doc B, 542 settlers arrived at Jamestown in 1607-1610. But 150 of the settlers died from Native American attacks and disease. The reasons why so many settlers died is because the english tried to take their land and the Indians disagreed so the