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Jamestown | A Hell of Darkness | 2

2024/10/16
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旁白:1608年1月,一场大火席卷了弗吉尼亚州詹姆斯镇的英国殖民地,这场灾难摧毁了大部分的堡垒,加剧了殖民地已经存在的疾病、营养不良和社会分裂等问题。这场火灾发生在殖民者登陆美洲仅一年之后,当时只有不到40名男子幸存下来。殖民地的生存依赖于强大的波瓦坦酋长的善意,但由于对黄金的追逐和误解,英格兰人和波瓦坦之间的不信任感与日俱增,关系也日益恶化。纽波特船长带回的矿石样本引发了对黄金的谣言,但实际上是无价值的。这掩盖了詹姆斯镇自他上次离开以来发生的疾病和内讧。史密斯船长被控玩忽职守,但纽波特船长的回归带来了新的定居者和补给,暂时缓解了殖民地的困境。然而,仅仅五天后,一场大火摧毁了大部分定居点,使殖民者在冬天几乎一无所有。波瓦坦酋长提供了食物援助,使詹姆斯镇完全依赖于他,而纽波特则专注于寻找黄金来解决长期生存问题。纽波特与波瓦坦的会面取得了暂时的成功,获得了玉米供应,但史密斯认为纽波特在铜的交易中过于慷慨。史密斯和纽波特对殖民地的未来有着不同的看法,史密斯更关注长期的贸易和权力平衡。纽波特的船员贪污了食物,导致殖民地陷入“淘金热”,史密斯则专注于重建和种植作物。史密斯领导了一次探险,探索切萨皮克湾,发现了丰富的鱼类和水果,但没有发现贵金属。史密斯发现詹姆斯镇的士气低落,并被要求罢免拉特克利夫总统,但他只是短暂地担任了总统职位。史密斯在南萨蒙德河与当地部落发生冲突,强迫他们交出玉米。史密斯夸大了自己在探险中的成就,违反了弗吉尼亚公司的政策和与波瓦坦的协议。史密斯成为詹姆斯镇的总统,并着手重建和发展殖民地。纽波特的回归带来了新的计划,威胁到英格兰人和波瓦坦人之间的关系。纽波特和史密斯就殖民地的未来发生冲突,史密斯反对纽波特寻找黄金的计划。纽波特带来了新的定居者,包括第一批女性和非英国人,加剧了与史密斯的冲突。殖民地委员会批准了纽波特的淘金计划,但波瓦坦拒绝了纽波特的“加冕”仪式。纽波特为波瓦坦举行了“加冕”仪式,但波瓦坦拒绝下跪,并以旧鞋和斗篷作为回礼。纽波特的淘金探险以失败告终,史密斯则专注于生产商品出口。史密斯与奇卡霍米尼人进行贸易,但殖民地的局势恶化,史密斯写信给弗吉尼亚公司领导人。史密斯批评了弗吉尼亚公司的政策,并认为殖民地的未来在于商业而非黄金。史密斯与波瓦坦的关系破裂,波瓦坦拒绝向殖民地提供食物。史密斯与奥皮康基诺发生冲突,失去了与印第安人的合作。詹姆斯镇的局势恶化,殖民者们面临饥饿和叛乱,伦敦的投资者决定采取行动。

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The episode opens with a vivid depiction of the fire that ravaged Jamestown in January 1608, leaving the colonists vulnerable to the harsh winter and dependent on Chief Powhatan. The narrative emphasizes the colony's struggles with disease, malnutrition, and social division, setting the stage for the complex relationship between the English settlers and the native inhabitants.
  • A fire in Jamestown in January 1608 destroyed most of the settlement.
  • The fire left the colonists vulnerable and dependent on Chief Powhatan.
  • The colony struggled with disease, malnutrition, and social division.

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In January 1608, fire blazed through the English settlement in Jamestown, Virginia. Nearly every building was reduced to ash. The destruction meant that the colonists would have to brave the winter with nothing but the clothes on their backs. More than ever before, their survival depended on the goodwill of the paramount chief Powhatan.

As the colony’s leaders desperately searched for gold, mistrust grew between Powhatan and the European newcomers. Hunger and division in Jamestown worsened, and the colony teetered on the brink of mutiny.

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