Which describes most of the early jamestown settlers?
a.) farmers with experience and skills.
b.) soldiers prepared to fight the indians.
c.) carpenters ready to build shelters.
d.) gentlemen unskilled and unprepared for hard work.

The correct answer is D) Gentlemen unskilled and unprepared for hard work

This is why 80% of the first colonists in Jamestown died, they were not good farmers and were unprepared. Besides, they arrived in a time when the whole chesapeake area was going through its worst drought in over 700 years according to recent studies. Their plan was to develop alliances with the local natives in order to get their food from them. This plan failed and many of them died of starvation before new supplies could arrive from Britain.

c. bounced back and forth from worthless to worth a lot and back to worthless

its perfect how it was