Question

which sentence best shows why the people at jamestown settlement could not survive easily in the beginning?

jamestown

in 1606, the virginia company received a charter from king james i to build a settlement in north america. the purpose of this settlement, located in the chesapeake bay area, was to find gold and a sea route to asia. in december 1606, 100 members of the virginia company began their journey to north america. after several months at sea, they finally reached chesapeake bay in april 1607. they set up a colony near the james river and named it \james towne,\ after king james i. thus, jamestown became the first permanent english colony in america.

in the beginning, the settlers faced many difficulties. the weather was very cold. they did not have enough food, and diseases were also widespread. both of these factors led to a number of deaths among the settlers. one of the settlers, john smith, played an important role in jamestown’s history. he reached an agreement with the natives in the area. as a result of his efforts, the settlers began a trade relationship with the natives. the natives provided food to the settlers, and this solved the problem of the food shortage. john smith also carried out many exploratory trips and made maps of the area for future use. he was made president of the local council in 1608. under his leadership, jamestown attained a degree of stability. smith returned to england in october 1609 and never came back to jamestown.

the colony faced another difficult period after smith went back to england. the conditions were so terrible that many of the settlers did not survive. in june 1610, a new group of settlers came to jamestown. this group brought along new supplies for the colony. this saved the colony from dying out completely. lord de la warr was one of the settlers in this new group. he was also the new governor of the colony. another settler in this group was john rolfe, who, like john smith, played an important role in jamestown’s history. he was responsible for setting up the tobacco industry. he also tried to improve the relationship between the natives and the settlers by marrying the daughter of the native chief.

Explanation:

To determine the sentence showing why Jamestown settlers couldn't survive easily initially, we analyze the text. The relevant part states "They did not have enough food, and diseases were also widespread." This sentence directly lists the key difficulties (lack of food, widespread diseases) that hindered their survival. Other sentences either describe the journey, later developments, or solutions (like John Smith's efforts), but this sentence explains the initial survival challenges.

Answer:

They did not have enough food, and diseases were also widespread.