First Lives in Jamestown

Life in Jamestown was much different than it was advertised in the newspaper. Everyone wanted to go to Jamestown because they wanted to get rich. They thought there would be gold and diamonds everywhere, but when they got there, there was nothing.
Newspaper ads promised people in England wealth and happiness. “Why man all their dripping pans and their chamber pottes are pure golde.”(Doc.1). Everyone wanted to go to Jamestown because they thought that when they got there, the roads would be paved in gold and there would be enough diamonds, rubies and gold waiting there for everyone. When people got to Jamestown they were disappointed. It was much different than they expected.
The ship rides to Jamestown were horrible for the white indentured servants. The ship was very dirty and many different diseases were being passed around throughout the ship. “Various kinds of sea sickness, fever, dysentery, headaches, heat, constipation, boils, scur...