Instant Access To 100,000+ Essays!

With the push of immigration into the new world the population of Virginia greatly increased. Before Sandys came to Virginia the population was approximately 700 people. A few years following Sandys arrival the population grew to approximately 3,750 settlers. However, in 1622 the population was again 700 settlers. There were “347 settlers accounted for being slain by Indians,” but there were 3,000 dead setters unaccounted for. There were a few propositions for why the sudden death rates increase. These ideas included disease from the immigrants and malnutrition or starvation due to lack of farming (Davidso