Survive or Struggle

This cause-and-effect worksheet challenges students to link environmental and human factors to their consequences during Jamestown’s settlement. Learners analyze issues such as swampy land, conflicts with Native Americans, and lack of farming skills, then determine their effects on colonists’ success or hardship. The exercise encourages students to think critically about survival conditions and resource management in early colonies. The “Extra Thinking” section deepens analysis by asking students to evaluate which cause most influenced Jamestown’s survival. Through this process, students practice analytical reasoning and historical interpretation.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Social Studies – Early Colonial Life and Survival

Social Studies – Human-Environment Interaction

English Language Arts – Analyzing Cause and Effect

Critical Thinking – Evaluating Historical Impact

This worksheet is part of our Jamestown Settlement collection.