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Jamestown
Jamestown
Jamestown
Jamestown was the first successful colony of Great Britain in the New World (The Americas). Jamestown was made up of gentlemen working for the Virginia Company, sailors, peasants trying Colony: A group of people to find a better life and English people just trying to reach gold in the New World. claiming land in a new The following will tell you of: Jamestowns earliest leaders; the route from England to territory for its home Jamestown; and important dates from the history of Jamestown.
territory
Virginia Company: A corporation that was formed by a charter by King James l to appoint the council and partially control Jamestown.
The Route
The route from England to Jamestown was complicated, but smart. The route was from England, then down south, next west to the Caribbean Islands, then Northwest to the Chesapeake Bay and then west onto land to Jamestown. The route went like this, rather than straight across because the currents of the route they took was faster than straight through the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The route was not great for trading, but the Chesapeake Bay provided a good port for trade.
Conclusion
Jamestown was the first permanent settlement in the New World. Jamestown part of the foundation of the country of America. America thanks and supports the settlement of America.