Jamestown Fiasco

Part I of Essay
Jamestown was considered by many scholars as the first permanent English settlement in North America. Jamestown was founded on May 14, 1607 by a group of settlers led by Captain Christopher Newport, who was hired by the London Company. In looking at the first fifty years of ....

Part II of Essay
.... for its failure to feed itself is the "collective organization" of labor in the colony. The colonists were expected to work together as a whole to produce food and exports to make money. Those with shares would get part of the profits, but meanwhile the idea of private farming was lacking. The contribution of a worker had no affect on his share of the profit. The loafer would get the same amount in the end as the person who worked hard. Still another explanation for the dilemma is one that John Smith often pointed out, which was the c ....