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Jamestown, located on Jamestown Island in the Virginia Colony, was founded on May 14, 1607.[1] It is commonly regarded as the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States of America, following several earlier failed attempts, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke. It was founded by the London Company (later to become the Virginia Company), headquartered in London. Located in James City County when it was formed in 1634 as one of the original eight shires of Virginia, Jamestown was the capital of the Colony for 83 years, from 1616 until 1699.[2] At that time, the capital was relocated to Middle Plantation, about 8 miles (13 km) distant. (That small community, which had also become home to the new College of William and Mary in 1693, was renamed Williamsburg in 1699). The London Company's second settlement, Bermuda, claims the oldest town in the English New World, as St. George's, Bermuda was officially established (as New London) in 1612, where James Fort, in Virginia, is said not to have been converted into Jamestown until 1619. Jamestown ceased to exist as a settlement after the transfer of Virginia's capital to Williamsburg in 1699, existing, today, only as archaeological remains, whereas St. George's has continued in use throughout.[3]"
No. Jamestown was started in 1607 in Virginia.
The Virginia Company of London financed the expedition to Jamestown in 1606. The purpose was to establish a settlement in America.
To discourage Spanish settlement north of Florida.
Plymouth was the first settlement in Massachusetts.
First English settlement is Jamestown located in Virginia.
Jamestown, which was the first permanent English settlement in America
The address of the Jamestown Settlement is: 2110 Jamestown Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185
There were approximately 104 settlers who arrived at Jamestown in 1607, establishing the first permanent English settlement in North America.
Permanent colonization of the New World began in 1607 with the English settlement of Jamestown, in what we now call Virginia. From the beginning, Jamestown, which was named after King James I, had its troubles.
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The leader of the Jamestown settlement was John Smith. :)
The web address of the Jamestown Settlement is: http://www.historyisfun.org