The new world faced serious problems that they were not prepared for. The settlers had arrived in the middle of a drought and as the Winter approached, famine struck the colony. After the Europeans treated the indigenous people as savages and created enemies with them, the Europeans could not ask them for help. The Europeans had no one to help them cultivate the land. The settlers then turned to eating their livestock. First it was their hogs, poultry, and cattle, then they turned to their horses. There were also cases of cannibalism reported. Nevertheless, the Europeans survived the Winter and found a profitable product, tobacco. By 1617, the Europeans had poor Englishmen working as indentured servants in tobacco fields. They soon realized that they would need more workers, which unfortunately resulted in the capturing of
The new world faced serious problems that they were not prepared for. The settlers had arrived in the middle of a drought and as the Winter approached, famine struck the colony. After the Europeans treated the indigenous people as savages and created enemies with them, the Europeans could not ask them for help. The Europeans had no one to help them cultivate the land. The settlers then turned to eating their livestock. First it was their hogs, poultry, and cattle, then they turned to their horses. There were also cases of cannibalism reported. Nevertheless, the Europeans survived the Winter and found a profitable product, tobacco. By 1617, the Europeans had poor Englishmen working as indentured servants in tobacco fields. They soon realized that they would need more workers, which unfortunately resulted in the capturing of