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Jamestown Virginia Colony
Jamestown was the first successful, permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was founded as a fort in 1607 and settled in 1610. Jamestown is still in existence, and celebrated its 400th year in 2007.
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It was the British. See the related links below for more information.
What was the struggles of Jamestown?
unrealistic expectations, fighting with the native Americans, and the failure of the Virginia company
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- Samuell Collier
- Nathaniel Peacock
- James Brumfield
- Richard Mutton
- John Laydon
- William Cassen
- George Cassen
- Thomas Cassen
- William Rods
- William White
- Ould Edward
- Henry Tavin
- George Golding
- John Dods
- William Johnson
- William Unger
- William Wickinson, Surgeon
- Nicholas Skot
- William Love
- Edward Brinto
- John Herd
- William Garret
- Thomas Couper
- Jonas Profit
- James Read
- Master George Percie
- Anthony Gosnoll
- Captaine Gabriell Archer
- Robert Ford
- William Bruster
- Dru Pickhouse
- John Brookes
- Thomas Sands
- John Robinson
- Ustis Clovill
- Kellam Throgmorton
- Nathaniell Powell
- Robert Behethland
- Jeremy Alicock
- Thomas Studley
- Richard Crofts
- Nicholas Houlgrave
- Thomas Webbe
- John Waler
- William Tanker
- Francis Snarsbrough
- Edward Brookes
- Richard Dixon
- John Martin
- George Martin
- Anthony Gosnold
- Thomas Wotton, Surgeon
- Thomas Gore
- Francis Midwinter
- Master Robert Hunt
- Master Edward Maria Wingfield
- Captaine Bartholomew Gosnoll
- Captaine John Smyth
- Captaine John Ratliffe
- Captaine John Martin
- Captaine George Kendall
In 1607 the British founded their first colony and called it?
The British colony of Jamestown was founded on the coast of what is now the state of Virginia in 1607. The colony was named after King James of England.
Why was Jamestown established?
In 1607 104 men in 3 ships left for VA. They thought they would get rich with gold, but instead found death and disease. Within 6 months over half of the men were dead.
What is the government in the colony of Jamestown called?
The government in the colony of Jamestown was known as the Virginia General Assembly, established in 1619. It was the first representative legislative assembly in the American colonies, consisting of the Governor, the Council, and the House of Burgesses, which represented the colonists. This assembly allowed colonists to have a voice in their governance and set the stage for future democratic practices in America.
What was the date of the first colonial assembly in the New World?
The first colonial assembly in the New World was at Jamestown in 1619. The Virginia Company which owned the colony gave the colony instructions to do this. As a result the Virginia House of Burgesses was convened in the Summer of 1619.
The first governor of Jamestown was John Smith, he was assigned the "council" (ruler) of Jamestown by england.
John Smith used harsh dicipline to keep the colony alive.
