Question

Why was life difficult in Jamestown for the first settlers?

Answer 1

Answer: The colonists were not used to the lifestyle. They didn’t know how to live in the woods, or how to hunt and fish.

Answer 2

Answer:

The settlers did not plant their crops in time so they soon had no food. Their leaders lacked the farming and building skills needed to survive on the land. More than half the settlers died during the first winter. ... Still, the Jamestown settlers continued to die each year from disease, lack of food and Indian attacks.