At first they did not know how to farm and hunt, and many of them were too busy looking for gold to be bothered with such things. Thus they faced hunger, even starvation. Relations with the Powhatan Indians were rocky. Although the Indians sometimes provided food, they also sometimes kept Jamestown virtually under siege. When no gold was found the colonists had no product with which to trade with England for basic necessities they could not produce themselves, things like farm implements, tools, clothes and firearms. That made it very difficult for them to obtain these necessary things until they learned how to grow tobacco, which was valuable and could be traded for things. They suffered from diseases from mosquitoes, no knowledge of growing crops, no fresh water, no knowledge of raising livestock.
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The Jamestown colonists faced a number of difficulties. The first of these being the unfavorable conditions of the location. The soil was poor, and the swampy water was full of malaria carrying mosquitoes and was undrinkable. They were also not used to doing manual labor, so they were unequipped to be farmers. Also, initial help from Native Tribes vanished as the colonists wanted more land to grow tobacco.
they ran out of food
Lack of food was the most pressing problem.
John Smith was the leader of the Jamestown settlers
Many colonists died from disease
Ballls deep was the first American city
many jamestown colonists became sick from malaria and from the drinking water
The colonists where looking for gold instead of farming and the colony was in the middle of a swamp.
they ran out of food
How did Jamestown colonists adapt to their environment?
some problems or difficulties were location, starvation, drought, disease, Indians, and preparation.
the colonists came from England
Lack of food was the most pressing problem.
they walked. or paddled canoes
About 104 colonists
Beginning in 1607.
weapons
It Was the Powhatan