RKPJAM_Jamestown

“Well, there weren’t many comforts here,”
Joe said. “And so as everyone argued, and got
tireder and madder, and scareder of the Indians and
starving, it’s possible some bad stuff happened.”
“Like murder?” said Grant.
“Let’s just say that some of the skeletons
we’ve unearthed have obvious wounds,” said Joe.
“You know,” he added thoughtfully, “this was a hard
time in history. And when times are hard, people
sometimes act differently than they might under
other circumstances. So you had people who were
brave or cowards, smart or stupid, helpful or cruel.”
“So the English were dumb and greedy and
mean?” Christina concluded.
“Oh, no!” said Joe. “The most interesting
thing that we’ve discovered at Historic Jamestowne
is actually how industrious they were! After the
hard times, they really got their act together. They
built a fort and used their many talents. Some were
glassblowers or botanists; others were blacksmiths
or brickmasons. They learned to grow tobacco and
sell it back in England which gave the colony money
for further improvements.”
“But what about the skeletons?!” pleaded
Grant, not even bothering to spell it out this time.
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