“What should you take by
force that which you can
have from us by love?”
-Powhatan 1609
The colonists in Jamestown were lazy. They wanted to search for gold rather than grow food. The English began to starve which led them to steal from the Powhatan tribe. This is a continuing trend through US history. By 1830 the Indians were removed from their ancestral lands and given very poor land. In 1607 Britain established Jamestown, the 1st permanent British Colony in America. Jamestown was led by Captain John Smith. The colonists had better technology which they used against the Indians. Britain wanted colonies to supply the mother country with resources and raw materials. It was not easy to start a colony. The first factor that made life difficult in the colonies was low technology in health care. People died in situations that seemed very basic. Another factor was poor relations with the Indians. The English were backstabbers. Another factor that made life......
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