The document discusses the choices made by early Jamestown settlers and alternatives that may have led to greater success. It analyzes the settlers' decisions regarding building fortifications, hunting and mining activities, labor division, relations with Native Americans, settlement location, and crop cultivation. The author suggests the settlers would have fared better by choosing a fortified town on a bay island, establishing fair work roles, offering trade to Native Americans rather than conflict, and growing a variety of crops including wheat, corn and tobacco.