USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Many believe that Plymouth was named after the Pilgrims’ port of departure in Plymouth, England, but Smith was actually the first to call the site “New Plimouth” on his map four years earlier.

Detailed explanation-2: -In December 1606, the company dispatched three ships carrying 104 settlers, including Captain John Smith, to start this colony. Established on May 13, 1607, the colony was named Jamestown, in honor of the king.

Detailed explanation-3: -Smith ordered the repair of many buildings and the expansion of the fort into a five-sided structure, which archaeologists have also traced. Smith also led the first English explorations of the Chesapeake Bay and was almost killed by a ray on the first of the two expeditions.

Detailed explanation-4: -When a royal charter was granted to the Virginia Company of London, Smith and about 100 other colonists led by Christopher Newport set sail on December 20, 1606. On April 26, 1607, the voyagers arrived at the Chesapeake Bay, and on May 14 they disembarked at what was to become Jamestown.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.