Which of the following largely accounted for the desperate circumstances early in the Jamestown settlement?Multiple Choicefailure of the first tobacco cropJamestown's lack of fortificationscolonists' willingness to cooperatethe poor agrarian skills of the colonists

The desperate circumstances early in the Jamestown settlement were largely accounted for by the poor agrarian skills of the colonists. Here's why:

1. The colonists who settled in Jamestown were not farmers, but rather gentlemen and adventurers who had no experience in farming. They were ill-prepared for the hard work of clearing land and growing crops in the New World.

2. The colonists were also unfamiliar with the types of crops that could grow in the Virginia soil and climate. They tried growing crops that were familiar to them from England, but these crops did not thrive in the New World.

3. The colonists were also faced with a lack of supplies and the threat of attack from local Native American tribes. These factors, combined with their lack of farming skills, led to starvation and disease, which decimated the population of the colony.

4. It wasn't until the colonists started growing tobacco, a crop that was native to Virginia and could be sold for profit in England, that the colony began to thrive. But this was not until several years after the initial settlement, and after many of the original colonists had died.

So, the poor agrarian skills of the colonists were a major factor in the desperate circumstances early in the Jamestown settlement.