Answer:
During the <em>colonial </em>era, Europeans settled on the east coast of North America. Life was difficult because they <em>faced risk of starvation.</em>
Explanation:
The time period in which Europeans settlers first came to the east coast of North America is named by historians: the colonial era or period. This is because Europeans settlers came to establish colonies which depended on the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Life for these first European settlers was difficult. Many of them were not skilled farmers, but professionals who were fleeing religious persecution. They often faced droughts which caused famines, and had difficulties with the Native Americans.
As decades passed though, the colonies began to stablize and prosper. Many settlers became rich, specially those who were merchants, or who founded large plantations.
