This is a picture of the early settlement at Jamestown. It shows the fort that the explorers built for the protection from the Indians. When they settled here, they tried to act tough and not show their weaknesses in hope that the Indians would back off. But I believe that this caused the Indians to come on even stronger because they felt that the settlers were a threat. This picture seems pretty accurate, because they have the two higher raised corners with the cannons on them. One of the raised platforms was to protect them from the Spainyards out at sea, and the other was to protect them from the Indians in the woods.
Good picture and good explanation...thanks.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting to be able to look at what the settlement may have looked like in the early days. We have been able to see pictures from what they have dug up, but its interesting to be able to see a reinactment of sort.
ReplyDeleteGood point about them trying to intimidate the Indians but egging them on. It makes them look like a more of a threat when they actually look smart and civilized. I bet the Indians had never seen anything like that before, had to have scared them.
ReplyDeleteGood information and thoughts. I wonder if the settlers didn't make themselves look as strong back then what would have happened. Maybe the Indians and settlers would have lived together. They might have taught each other skills and life lessons the other didn't know. Jamestown may not even existed. There are so many "what ifs" about Jamestown.
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