Growing understanding of the affects of the Little Ice Age leads to the suggestion that the chief cause of the rapid collapse of the Jamestown colony may well have been ______________
A) flooding.
B) shortened growing season.
C) a seven year drought.
D) poor farming practices.

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The Little Ice Age was characterized by cooler temperatures, which in the case of Jamestown, coincided with a severe seven-year drought that would have drastically affected water supply and agriculture, contributing to the colony's collapse.

Growing Understanding of the Affects of the Little Ice Age