SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SETTLEMENT OF JAMESTOWN COLONY
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To honor King James
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To honor a baby born on the ship
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To honor Saint James
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To honor the ship’s captain
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Detailed explanation-1: -Located on a peninsula, the town would be easily defended by land. The group built a settlement enclosed by the walls of a fort and named it Jamestown in honor of King James I.
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. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America.
Detailed explanation-3: -It was established by the Virginia Company of London as “James Fort” on May 4, 1607 O.S. (May 14, 1607 N.S.), and was considered permanent after a brief abandonment in 1610.
Detailed explanation-4: -The birth of American democracy began in Jamestown. The first assembly of the House of Burgesses, the first elected legislative assembly in America, in Jamestown.