The Jamestown settlement face several difficulties, according to Smith's narratives. which of these problems was not something that happened to the settlers? A) They ran out of provisions when the journey took longer than expected
B) They arrived too late to plant crops for the winter
C) The hostile Native Americans took the settlers' food by force
D) Many of the gentlemen did not want to perform physical labor

The colonists at Jamestown, the second English colony in what would later become the United States, faced a slew of fatal problems. A prolonged drought that made growing food crops and finding fresh water difficult led to starvation and the drinking of contaminated water, which, along with the swampy area’s plentiful mosquitoes, contributed to the spread of deadly diseases. The settlers also faced conflict with the indigenous people, poor leadership in their own community, the extreme heat and cold of Virginia’s climate, and the fact that they were, overall, woefully unprepared to survive in such harsh conditions. The first settlers of Jamestown endured the problems of hostile Indians, starvation, and poor leadership and government. Jamestown was the second English Colony in the New World (Roanoke being the first) and the Indians attacked the settlers within 3 days of arrival in May of 1607. An uneasy truce kept warfare down to periodic guerilla raids on both sides, and by 1609 the settlers have supplies from England and corn from the Indians, with whom they began trade. But by winter, as Indians refuse to trade corn, the 500 settlers are starving, and provide the only examples of European cannibalism in Virginia. By spring, less than 100 are alive.

Explanation:

it is the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story. the exposition will often have information about events that happened before the story began. the exposition is often the very first part of the plot.