Early Jamestown Lessons
We all know the Disney story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith growing up as a little girl I thought the magical story of their relationship and what happened between the settlers and Native Americans was true. As I got older people would tell me that story’s about history are not always true and that made me sad. But now I read that a majority was true and the little girl inside me is joyful due to this. The lessons and how the early colonists of Jamestown applied those lessons to become better and survive started the colonization of the new world. If Jamestown was not a success it would have taken longer and history would not be the same as it is now. The lessons that I believe the colonists learned in the early years of the Jamestown
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To save Captain John Smith, Pocahontas saved him by putting her head between Smith’s head and the club about to kill him. This kidnapping happened because the relationship between the Native Americans and English was at a bad point. Something needed to change, perhaps an alliance?
The expectations of the English settlers were high, they expected an easy trade route in the Indies (according to the book-Jamestown and the New World Pg. 75). Colonists also anticipated ”savagery” going in with the idea that people there would most likely be hostile is a bad attitude and will not get them very far. They also expected none of their civilized norms for example in the beginning houses, the same way of life as in England. Another thing they expected was financial, and regular support from England, that’s something they didn’t get for the most …show more content…
Next, that the majority of their expectations, not all will be fulfilled. Lastly, that’s Capt. John Smith was the best thing that happened to Jamestown he pulled everyone together and saved them all. The rest of the colonists need to follow in his footsteps. The developments that showed the colonies trying to apply the lessons are John Smith kept peace with the Indians by trading with them. When John Smith had to return to England the colonists failed at learning from Smith they stopped trade thus resulting in an abundance of death. Just one last fact that I wanted to add the Indian money was seashells made into wampum
To save Captain John Smith, Pocahontas saved him by putting her head between Smith’s head and the club about to kill him. This kidnapping happened because the relationship between the Native Americans and English was at a bad point. Something needed to change, perhaps an alliance?
The expectations of the English settlers were high, they expected an easy trade route in the Indies (according to the book-Jamestown and the New World Pg. 75). Colonists also anticipated ”savagery” going in with the idea that people there would most likely be hostile is a bad attitude and will not get them very far. They also expected none of their civilized norms for example in the beginning houses, the same way of life as in England. Another thing they expected was financial, and regular support from England, that’s something they didn’t get for the most …show more content…
Next, that the majority of their expectations, not all will be fulfilled. Lastly, that’s Capt. John Smith was the best thing that happened to Jamestown he pulled everyone together and saved them all. The rest of the colonists need to follow in his footsteps. The developments that showed the colonies trying to apply the lessons are John Smith kept peace with the Indians by trading with them. When John Smith had to return to England the colonists failed at learning from Smith they stopped trade thus resulting in an abundance of death. Just one last fact that I wanted to add the Indian money was seashells made into wampum