coming to america
...ole their land and infected many with diseases for which they had no immunity, killing millions. Native Americans would lash out against the settlers and attack the colonies. For example, in King Phillip’s War. The Wampanoag, led by their leader, Metacom, called Phillip by the settlers, waged war on the colony of Plymouth, for stealing his tribe’s land. The result was a loss for the Native Americans, but it was a very bloody war. One in ten soldiers on both sides was injured or killed. Native American attacks in the New World were a huge adjustment from the more civilized living in England. Many settlers fell victim to illness in the Jamestown Settlement. Jamestown's chosen location certainly provided good cover from the potential ambushes of local Indians, but its swampy climate, prone to high humidity and hosts of mosquitoes, led to horrible diseases such as dysentery and malaria. After the first year, only 38 of the original 144 settlers had survived. Illness certainly played a huge part in the difficulties the settlers had adjusting to the New World. One of the factors that contributed to the plague of illness in Jamestown was simply their location. The settlers didn’t have any knowledge of the land, so they settled where they thought was the best. Against Indian attacks they were at a disadvantage because they didn’t know the land they were fighting on, giving the Native Americans the chance to escape. Far...