USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The English spent over two weeks exploring the James River before choosing the site of their first settlement. Jamestown was placed on a peninsula with just a narrow link to the mainland, located 50 miles upstream from the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The settlers were very concerned about not only raids from Native American groups, but also from Spanish ships. So, they picked an area surrounded by water that was too deep to wade through but too shallow for large Spanish military vessels.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jamestown Island was formed many thousands of years ago from a series of ridges and depressions along the James River. When English colonists arrived in 1607, a narrow isthmus connected the island to the mainland, and a “paradise” of virgin hardwoods covered the land.