12. Isolation from the Outside World
Months without news or visitors left settlers stranded, compounding fear and uncertainty about their future. Isolation was traumatizing for many. The colony’s survival relied on precarious transatlantic shipping. For instance, in 1609, the Sea Venture, carrying supplies and new settlers, was shipwrecked in Bermuda, delaying its arrival at Jamestown and exacerbating the settlers’ hardships. (history.org)
