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What three commands did the king give to the first settlers of Jamestown colony
The first to embark was the London Company, which sent forth three ships in December of 1606. James gave them three objectives: find gold, find a route to the South Seas, and find the Lost Colony of Roanoke.
Jamestown.
Jamestown on the bank of the James River.
Jamestown became the first permanent colony of England in what is now America. It encourgaed other settlers to come to America.
The settlers of Jamestown colony were from England. They came to the states... Okay, America looking for gold because the Spanish had found it but were instead met by disease, starvation, death, and angry natives.
the first colony in Ame was Jamestown ,virgnia
Additional purchases of Africans were few after 1619 because initially, many Africans were brought over as indentured servants rather than slaves. Later, the introduction of laws and customs enforcing slavery made it easier for settlers to keep enslaved people for life, reducing the need for new purchases. Additionally, continual importation of Africans was seen as expensive and the local slave population was able to reproduce and provide a sustainable labor force.
The first settlers to Jamestown, Virginia were impoverished aristocrats searching for gold.
because king James wanted gold! Also the settlers wanted gold!
The first successful british colonly was Jamestown, VA!
Jamestown was founded first, and was a financial venture (they hoped to make money) Plymouth was settled for religious reasons. First settlers at Jamestown were all men, some of the first settlers at Plymouth were women.