American History- Settlement of Jamestown?

Question

I was just wondering if you could give me a little background information regarding the settlement of Jamestown?

Answer 1

The Jamestown Settlement was the first successful English colonial settlement in North America. Named for King James I of England, Jamestown was founded in the Virginia Colony on May 14, 1607.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_Settlement

In modern times, "Jamestown Settlement" is also a promotional name used by the Commonwealth of Virginia's portion of the historical attractions at Jamestown. It is adjacent and complementary to the Historic Jamestowne attraction at Jamestown Island


In June of 1606, King James I granted a charter to a group of London entrepreneurs, the Virginia Company, to establish a satellite English settlement in the Chesapeake region of North America. By December, 108 settlers sailed from London instructed to settle Virginia, find gold and a water route to the Orient. Some traditional scholars of early Jamestown history believe that those pioneers could not have been more ill-suited for the task. Because Captain John Smith identified about half of the group as "gentlemen", it was logical, indeed, for historians to assume that these gentry knew nothing of or thought it beneath their station to tame a wilderness. Recent historical and archaeological research at the site of Jamestown suggest that at least some of the gentlemen and certainly many of the artisans, craftsmen, and laborers that accompanied them all made every effort to make the colony succeed....
http://www.apva.org/history/index.html
http://www.historyisfun.org/

http://www.nationalcenter.org/SettlementofJamestown.html

Answer 2

Not Jamestown, please no more. I live in Virginia and all you hear is Jamestown. Maybe thats because the transportation plan for this state was drawn up in Jamestown in 1607 and has never been changed to match the present.

Answer 3

Go through the annuals of National Geographic, they have an excellent write up with pictures of all the new evidence found.

Nationalgeographicc.com/jamestown