In 1606, England decided that they
wanted a colony in the New World, so they sent 3 ships: the Susan Constant,
Discovery, and the Godspeed. Those ships’ captain was Christopher Newport. They
chose the spot for their colony and named it Jamestown and the nearby James
River after King James the 3rd of England.
Jamestown was
the first permanent colony in America owned by the English. At present day,
Jamestown is located at Williamsburg, Virginia
Jamestown was on a peninsula. It was
surrounded by 2 swamps and the James River.
It was a problematic. It had many hostile Indians nearby. The people
didn’t like to work. Many died of hunger because food was scarce, and plagues
were killing many people.
Captain John Smith was also one of the
founders of Jamestown. When John Smith was in Jamestown, he worked on making
people to work on the town more. Many people wouldn’t work, so he made a rule
that if they don’t work, they don’t eat.
In 2007, Queen Elizabeth II of
England came to the 400th anniversary of Jamestown. As of
2013, Jamestown is 406 years old.
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