Which is true of the jamestown colony's first year in america?
a. about one-fourth of the original colonists died of malaria or hunger
b. many of the men refused to work, looking for gold instead
c. the colony thrived under excellent leadership
d. the men were mostly farmers and planted vineyards right away

A. About one-fourth of the original colonists died of malaria or hunger

Explanation:

Option: A. About one-fourth of the original colonists died of malaria or hunger  

Explanation:

It was during the first winter when the Jamestown colonist began to perish due to illness and famine. The settlers of Jamestown faced not only the harsh climate but the hostile Indians. The colonists encountered diseases like malnutrition, typhoid, dysentery, and scurvy. Starvation increased due to a lack of food among the colonists. Settlers in the colony affected diseases like malaria, typhoid, dysentery, and famine, which ended in death and illness.

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i do believe its (d) it allowed the government to offer pioneers sixty acres of western land if they lived on it and made improvements to it.

explanation: signed into law in may 1862, the homestead act opened up settlement in the western united states, allowing any american, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land. by the end of the civil war, 15,000 homestead claims had been established, and more followed in the postwar years