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Jamestown was the first British permanent settlement in America. It was settled under a charter from King James in 1607, in the area now known as the US State of Virginia The main purpose of the settlement was to grow and export tobacco.
There was a significant amount of money that backed the colony at Jamestown. That helped in its success, but the main crop of success was tobacco.
Samoset learned English from fishermen who wandered into his tribe's coastal territory. It is also possible that he had previously encountered fur-trading outposts, as this was the main export of the Americas at the time.[Note that regardless of how the Pilgrims were portrayed, the famed Plymouth Colony at Massachusetts Bay was not the first permanent English colony in the "New World" in fact, the first lasting colony was Jamestown Colony, founded in the year of 1607, located in modern-day Virginia.Even so, Jamestown was still not the first of the English colonies in the western hemisphere. There were multiple other colonization attempts prior to the successful Jamestown, including the mysterious lost colony of Roanoke.]
The main crop of Virginia was tobacco. This was mainly grown in Jamestown and served as the main cash crop in the colony.
Roanoke Colony, founded by Sir Walter Raleigh, preceded Jamestown but it disappeared. Had it survived it would have been the first English colony.
ANSWER:Those individuals who were the first to arrive to Jamestown, in 1607, were sent to the New World as employees of the London Company. The company was formed by a group of English merchants to undertake a new adventure.Gold was the main goal for sponsoring the trip. Whether it be found or taken from the Native Americans.The leader of Jamestown, which was in Virginia, was led by Captain John Smith.The colony's name was given in honor of King James I of England.
In the American South, the main cash crop in the years between 1607 (the settlement of Jamestown) and 1700 was tobacco. John Rolfe introduced tobacco to the Jamestown colony and exports soared until the 18th century. After 1700, cotton started to become the main cash crop, but it wouldn't reach it's apex until the 1800's.
Tobacco
He didn't find any colonies. His main claim to fame is saving the Jamestown settlement.
ANSWER:Those individuals who were the first to arrive to Jamestown, in 1607, were sent to the New World as employees of the London Company. The company was formed by a group of English merchants to undertake a new adventure.Gold was the main goal for sponsoring the trip. Whether it be found or taken from the Native Americans.The leader of Jamestown, which was in Virginia, was led by Captain John Smith.The colony's name was given in honor of King James I of England.
The main crop in Jamestown in 1607 was tobacco. It was grown by English settlers and sold to the Native Americans and to people back in England. It was easy to grow and brought in a lot of money.
People were looking for gold instead of raising food.