Using context clues, what do you think is meant by brackish water?

African-American Studies by Geoffrey

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  1. Using context clues, what do you think is meant by brackish water?
  2. What twice daily event would cause water levels around Jamestown to rise and cause wells and fresh water streams to become brackish? (Hint: The moon)
  3. According to Carville Earle, what happened to human waste that got dumped into the river?
  4. What inference can you make about the effect of tides on health in Jamestown?
  5. Consider the last paragraph. What time of the year do you think starvation was most likely to happen?

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