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learn the truth about history so that they could learn to draw their own conclusions about facts…and so they could help the bad things not happen again. Christina wasn’t sure she understood all that yet, but she knew kids did not like to be sheltered from the blood and guts and other interesting stuff that was as much a part of the past as the fancy-schmancy parts. “Ok,” Joe agreed. “Then you probably already know the part from school about how Jamestown is the birthplace of America…how much of our presentday government, laws, customs, language, and beliefs came from these first colonists?” The kids nodded, eager for Joe to get to the “good part.” “I guess you could say that their nerves were frayed,” Joe said. “After all, at first, this was just a small outpost with little defense against the many Indian tribes. The English weren’t familiar with the land, the people, the hot weather, the brackish water, the lack of food, and almost everything else. Everyone was actually pretty miserable!” Christina laughed. “Boy, it wouldn’t have taken Mimi but about ten minutes to have turned around and headed back. She says she likes all the comforts of home.” 47
“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. 48
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learn the truth about history so that they could<br />
learn to draw their own conclusions about<br />
facts…and so they could help the bad things not<br />
happen again. Christina wasn’t sure she understood<br />
all that yet, but she knew kids did not like to be<br />
sheltered from the blood and guts and other<br />
interesting stuff that was as much a part of the past<br />
as the fancy-schmancy parts.<br />
“Ok,” Joe agreed. “Then you probably already<br />
know the part from school about how <strong>Jamestown</strong> is<br />
the birthplace of America…how much of our presentday<br />
government, laws, customs, language, and beliefs<br />
came from these first colonists?”<br />
The kids nodded, eager for Joe to get to the<br />
“good part.”<br />
“I guess you could say that their nerves were<br />
frayed,” Joe said. “After all, at first, this was just a<br />
small outpost with little defense against the many<br />
Indian tribes. The English weren’t familiar with the<br />
land, the people, the hot weather, the brackish water,<br />
the lack of food, and almost everything else.<br />
Everyone was actually pretty miserable!”<br />
Christina laughed. “Boy, it wouldn’t have<br />
taken Mimi but about ten minutes to have turned<br />
around and headed back. She says she likes all the<br />
comforts of home.”<br />
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