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Jamestown | first permanent English Settlement in North America |
1607 | The year Jamestown became a settlement |
Godspeed, Discovery, and Susan Constant | 3 ships from England that landed in North American in 1607 |
Christopher Newport | Captain in Charge when the ships landed at Jamestown |
Wealth and Power | Goals of England for starting a new colony in North America |
Virginia Company of London | Financed (paid for) the establishment of a new settlement in North America |
Economic Venture | A way to make money |
King James I | Granted a charter (gave permission) for the Virginia Company to start a new colony in North America |
104 Men and Boys | The first settlers of Jamestown |
James River | River named after the King where Jamestown was established on a penninsula |
Location and Physical Characteristics of Jamestown | (1)Could easily be defended (2)Water was deep enough for ships to dock (3)Near a supply of fresh water |
Silver and Gold, wood, furs, and new foods, and increased trade | What Economic gains England hoped to acquire in the new lands. |