Some of the main ideas that were introduced during the Enlightment were having confidence in humanity's intellectual powers, a smaller amount of trust in the older forms of tradition authority, and scientific reasoning will later improve human existence.
<span>Jamestown was located on a site that was too remote for agriculture - in fact, the whole island was isolated because it was swamp-like, infested with mosquitos and and the only water came from tidal rivers. This water was not safe to drink, which could have led to a number of waterborne diseases causing health problems, such as cholera, typhoid or dysentery. </span>
