The main way in which Japan responded to the US embargo and freeze on assets was that it "refused to back down on its <span>stance in Indochina; it prepared for an attack on the US" which was one cause of Pearl Harbor. </span>
The Chesapeake colonies had people who lived short and nasty lives because of all the diseases and dangers that could end their lives prematurely. This includes things like dysentery or typhoid. They could also get killed by animals or the locals. There was a lot of fighting between the people too because for each woman there were 6 men, so a lot of the men fought for women. Commonly people wouldn't go past their forties at best.
