Why Is Jamestown So Unsuccessful In Jamestown

Breen, Brinkley and Morgan are all in agreement that the settlers are unsuccessful in Jamestown because they let their British identity and culture dictate the way the tried to create a new society. Although they are all agreement, they all have different depictions as to why their culture led to downfall of Jamestown. Breen argues that Jamestown is unsuccessful because they were unsure how to adapt to the changes and difficulties that came with creating a new society. Breen states, “part of the problem was cultural,” because at this time English was well established and prospering even with its depressed agricultural economy. In England, due to their economy, the settlers worked part time so when they got to Jamestown, they thought they could continue this trend but it ended up almost ruining the colony. It was impossible to create the amount of resources they needed with only half the laborers. Breen is definitely more bias towards the settlers because he understands it was hard to leave their British identity behind
He believes the settlers were unsuccessful not because they could not let go of their British identity and culture, but because they were egotistical and believed they were better than the Natives. England was in its prime was one of the strongest parts in the world so the settlers felt as if they were more prominent and superior to everyone else. This definitely affected their relationship with the Indians because by thinking they were superior, they were closed minded about approaching them for help with harvest among other things. Also with prominence came disloyalty. Morgan talks a lot about how the settlers kept creating ‘fuzzy boundaries’, also called agreements, with the Indians to ensure they were no evading each other's space. However, on many occasions the settlers broke these agreements leading to attacks from the Indians which almost destroyed the