Question

Life in the Jamestown Colony in the early seventeenth century was difficult for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

A.
The colonists suffered from malnutrition due to a poor diet.

B.
Some colonists believed that farming was beneath their social standing

C.
None of the expected gold or silver was found.

D.
a severe outbreak of disease occurred.

E.
The Spanish conducted frequent raids

Explain how you got your answer

Answer 1

Option: E. The Spanish conducted frequent raids.

Step-by-step explanation:

Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in America, founded in 1607. The main reason for establishing a colony in America was for economic investment. Jamestown Colony in the early seventeenth century was difficult because of the harsh climate and the hostile Indians. The settlers suffered from diseases like malnutrition, dysentery, typhoid and scurvy. English colonists held much focused on finding gold than giving much attention to growing crops. At last, there were no raids from the Spanish in Jamestown colony as it was established far away from other Europeans in the New World.