The "Starving Time" in Jamestown During the Winter of 1609-1610

question 54

Multiple Choice

The "starving time" in Jamestown during the winter of 1609-1610 was partly the result of

• A) major fires that ravaged surrounding crop lands.
• B) the extermination of the Indians who used to grow crops.
• C) an influx of rats from settlers' ships that ate much of the stored grains.
• D) a drought that led to crop failures.
• E) the sinking of the colonists' supply ship in the Atlantic.

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