Who started the colony Jamestown, who was the leader, and did they have wars against the indians?
2007-05-08 09:26:44 · 9 answers · asked by Julia 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
john smith, captain....no, they were peaceful with the indians until more colonists came the americas, then the warring started over territory
2007-05-08 09:32:10 · answer #1 · answered by alex grant 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who Started Jamestown
2016-10-22 05:18:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Virginia Company of London started Jamestown.
"In December 1606, the Virginia Company of London sent an expedition to found a settlement in the Virginia Colony which became Jamestown."
"Led by Susan Constant Captain Christopher Newport, they made landfall on 1607-04-26 and named the location Cape Henry, in honor of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of King James. Upon landing, Chaplain Robert Hunt offered a prayer and they set up a cross near the site of the current Cape Henry Memorial. This site came to be known as the "first landing." A party of the men explored the area and had a minor conflict with some Native Americans."
"Sealed orders from the Virginia Company were opened which named Captain John Smith as a member of the governing Council."
"Despite the immediate area of Jamestown being uninhabited, the settlers were attacked, less than a fortnight after their arrival on May 14, by Paspahegh Indians who succeeded in killing one of the settlers and wounding eleven more."
"Those named for the initial Council were (alphabetically):
- Bartholomew Gosnold, Captain of the Godspeed
- Christopher Newport, Captain of the Susan Constant, later of the Sea Venture
- George Kendall
- John Martin (later founder of Martin's Brandon Plantation)
- George Percy, later two-time president of the council
- John Ratcliffe, Captain of the Discovery, second President of the Council
- John Smith, third President of the Council, and author of many books from the period.
- Edward Maria Wingfield, first President of the Council at Jamestown "
2007-05-08 09:51:15 · answer #3 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It was as others have stated but it was also a huge business venture before everyone referred to business success as " Big Business" Follow the money. It was also "Big Tobacco" even way back them. They grew alot of tobacco on the soil Indians typically planted for food. Indians had an inferior type of tobacco. The settlement ended up depleting the soil and Indians could no longer grow food plots in the depleted soil. The food shortage created anger and wars. Ahhh, Twas ever thus.
2007-05-09 09:01:25 · answer #4 · answered by Ret. Sgt. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pilgrims with a capital P and they traveled on the mayflower. the leader was john smith. short red brearded man who travel on the mayflower locked up. many years later the French and Indian war started (1754-1760) the french colonist and indian vs. english colonist and indians. Spain helped the french side. =]
2007-05-08 09:36:19 · answer #5 · answered by pammypam 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The British. It was named for King James. Capt Smith and Pochantas.
2007-05-08 10:07:44 · answer #6 · answered by mar m 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Virginia Company and the British merchants they sent to the U.S.
2007-05-08 11:43:47 · answer #7 · answered by 3lixir 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown,_Virginia
2007-05-08 09:35:43 · answer #8 · answered by Mitchell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They shouldn't have built it on a marsh
2016-04-01 02:51:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋