https://padlet.com/26283/msjfnuztab9f People Who Died from hungry and stuff. en-us 2016-12-14 16:10:16 UTC 2025-10-23 21:04:03 UTC hello@padlet.com 26283 https://padlet.com/26283/msjfnuztab9f/wish/143644209 Jamestown was the first English settlement in the Americas. Jamestown served as the capital of the colony for 83 years, from 1616 until 1699. Jamestown remained the capital of the Virginia Colony until 1699 when the capital was moved to Williamsburg. The settlers settled in Virginia. ]]> 2016-12-14 16:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/26283/msjfnuztab9f/wish/143644209 26283 https://padlet.com/26283/msjfnuztab9f/wish/143648873 The winter after John Smith left (1609-1610) turned out to be the worst year in the history of the settlement. It is often called the "starving time" because only 60 of the 500 settlers living in Jamestown survived the winter. After the harsh winter, the few settlers left were determined to abandon the colony. However, when fresh supplies and colonists arrived from England in the spring, they decided to stay and make the colony work]]> 2016-12-14 16:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/26283/msjfnuztab9f/wish/143648873 26283 https://padlet.com/26283/msjfnuztab9f/wish/143848841 In 1606, King James I of England gave the Virginia Company of London the charter to establish a new colony in North America. They financed an expedition of 144 men (105 settlers and 39 crewmen) to travel to America aboard three ships named the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery. They set sail on December 20, 1606.

The three ships first headed south to the Canary Islands. They then traveled across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean Islands, landing at Puerto Rico for fresh food and water. From there, the ships headed north and finally, four months after leaving England, landed at Cape Henry in Virginia on April 26, 1607. 

]]> 2016-12-15 14:42:54 UTC https://padlet.com/26283/msjfnuztab9f/wish/143848841 26283 https://padlet.com/26283/msjfnuztab9f/wish/143850382 The first year was a disaster for the settlers. More than half of the original settlers died during the first winter. Most of them died from diseases, germs from the water, and starvation. A few were also killed in disputes with the local Native American peoples called the Powhatan. The settlers that did survive only survived with the help of the Powhatan and a resupply ship that arrived in January. ]]> 2016-12-15 14:47:03 UTC https://padlet.com/26283/msjfnuztab9f/wish/143850382 26283 https://padlet.com/26283/msjfnuztab9f/wish/143852080 It was in the summer of 1608 that Captain John Smith became the president of the colony. Unlike the other leaders, Smith was not a "gentleman", but an experienced seaman and soldier. Smith's leadership gave the colony a chance to survive. A lot of the settlers didn't like Smith. He forced everyone to work and made a new rule that said: "if you don't work, you don't eat." However, the rule was necessary because too many of the settlers were sitting around expecting others to build houses, grow crops, and hunt for food. Smith also told the Virginia Company to only send skilled laborers such as carpenters, farmers, and blacksmiths to the settlement in the future. Unfortunately, Smith was injured in October of 1609 and had to sail back to England to recover. 


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