Jamestown Colony Part 3 - Wrong Priorities Lead To Disaster

The Jamestown colony was marked by wrong priorities. The Virginia Company focused on profits and kept sending ships packed with colonists instead of desperately needed supplies. The colonists suffered from disease but refused to move the settlement away from a swamp. They also had a food shortage but were so busy chasing riches that they didn't prioritize planting crops. They then found themselves starving through the winter and resorted to cannibalism to survive.

Warning: Discussion of cannibalism