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Jamestown: Film Review

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The main ideas of the chapter are similar to those of the film. Just like chapter two, the film shows the colonists struggling to survive in the new world. For instance, they did not know how to plant crops, and many of the colonists began to die. It also shows English settlers colonizing in Jamestown. According to the chapter, Jamestown was founded in 1607. During the film, the audience gets to see the relationship between the Native Americans and the English settlers. The Native Americans brought them food and showed them how to plant crops. In addition, the film provides a clear view on how the colonists lived and survived in Jamestown. The New World (the title of the film) and chapter two have similar main ideas describing what life was
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