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JAMESTOWN
the basics:








What?

Jamestown is the 1st permanent English settlement in America.
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Who?

• England: the European country responsible for the exploration of Jamestown.
• Virginia Company of London:  it's stockholders financed the settlement of Jamestown.
• Explorers: 105 men led by Captain Christopher Newport.

When?

  • Jamestown was founded in 1607.

Where?

• Jamestown is located in Virginia on a pennisula bordered by the James River.

• Today, Jamestown is an Island in the James River.

Why?

• Jamestown was primarily and economic venture for England to increase their wealth and power.  
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  • Home
  • The Basics
  • Discovering Jamestown
    • Reasons for Colonization
    • Geographic Influence
  • Hard Times to Survival
    • Influence of the Natives
  • The Arrival of Africans and Women to Jamestown
  • Be Interactive!