The Rise Of Jamestown: Mistakes Of The English Colonists

The English made a few attempts to settle in the New World before they succeeded at Jamestown. The English colonists made a lot of mistakes, they repeated and repaired a few of them. The first mistake that was made was that instead of planting crops and building shelters, the colonists started digging for gold and silver. This mistake was almost repeated twice but was saved from reoccurring when John Smith ordered the colonists to grow crops and build houses instead of looking for gold. The second mistake was not coming prepared- John White (Virginia Dare’s grandfather) had to make a few trips back to London for supplies that were not packed in advance. Jamestown was more successful than any of the other colonies because 1) they made