Transform your Jamestown unit into a high-stakes corporate simulation. Move beyond rote memorization and challenge your students to think like 17th-century consultants. In this "Executive Decision Tool" activity, students analyze the Jamestown venture not just as a historical event, but as a failing business investment for the Virginia Company of London. Using a Weighted Analysis Matrix, students must evaluate critical survival factors—Financial ROI, Military Defense, Public Health, and Diplom