USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The purposes of the representatives of the Virginia Company of London, who landed at present-day Jamestown in May 1607, were not only to colonize but also to Christianize, to open new areas for trade, and to guard against further inroads by the Spanish, who already had colonized what is now Florida.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Jamestown Settlers Came Looking for Gold After hearing stories of the success the Spanish found in South America, Virginia Company investors thought it would be simple enough to find gold if they too started a new settlement.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first permanent English settlement, backed by the London Company, was founded in 1607 by John Smith and other colonists, including John Rolfe who later became the husband of Pocahontas. The main reason for establishing a colony so far from the English homeland was purely economic.

Detailed explanation-4: -The economy of the Virginia colony depended on agriculture as a primary source of wealth. Tobacco became the most profitable agricul-tural product and was sold in England as a cash crop.