USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1607, 104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. On May 13 they picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jamestown, founded in 1607, was the first successful permanent English settlement in what would become the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -Despite its rocky beginning, Jamestown finally became successful for two reasons: tobacco and Pocahontas. In 1612, John Rolfe, one of the Jamestown settlers, convinced the others to grow tobacco. This provided a ‘cash crop’ for the colony and helped establish it economically.