Why did they form Jamestown?

Answer 1

He didn't "found" Jamestown . He came AFTER it began on the second ship. The 106 men were sent by investors to find gold for them. After 6 months only 34 men were left alive. Smith came on as governor of the colony and was not very popular. He was so unpopular that gunpowder was sprinkled on him as he slept and set on fire. He lived, but his burns were bad enough to send him home. Several years after he wrote a book bragging he saved the colony and added the fable about Pocahontas saving his life. By the time to book was published she was dead and couldn't refute his story. That story has been used as "history" and told several times in various forms, but it is NOT true.

Answer 2

Jamestown was the first permanent English colony in America. The first known Europeans to land on what is now Jamestown Island, Virginia, were about 100 men and boys. They came ashore on May 24, 1607.

The purpose for the colony of Jamestown was to establish the first English Colony in the New World. The group also planned to explore Virginia and trade with the Indians.

Answer 3

He didn't found Jamestown. Jamestown began in 1607 when 106 men sent by the. Virginia company to look for gold. This was a group of investors not interested in starting a colony but making money. The men settled into the worse part of the James River . It was swampy with bad water. They didn't plant crops but instead looked for gold. They were also located in a Native American empire of 14,000 people. Within 6 months of landing only 34 men were still alive. Smith arrived on the second ship and took control of the colony and was disliked by all. He was soon sent home after a few months because he was burned by gunpowder as he slept. Someone had lit it on fire. After several years he wrote a book about his life and basically lied about the things he had done. This is really true about the Pocahontas story. By the time it was published she was dead and could not refute any of his story. The best thing Smith was good at was promoting himself .

Answer 4

They found Jamestown because it was easily guarded from other ocean colonies.