Reasons For Jamestown Settlement
PEOPLE AND REASONS FOR SETTLEMENT
In 1607, The Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery landed in what would be known as Jamestown, named after King James I. There lived English landowners, skilled laborers, and people seeking profit. The founders of this colony was the Virginia Company and Sir Walter Raleigh. The settlement was created because the people hoped to find riches in the land (Gold), spread Christianity, and to control land for England. After a few years Africans were brought from Africa to work in the colony.
CLIMATE AND GEOGRAPHY
Jamestown's location provided mild winters and hot, humid summers to the colonists. The placement of the settlement was near coastal lowlands, and wooded mountains. The coastal lowlands made it easier
In 1607, The Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery landed in what would be known as Jamestown, named after King James I. There lived English landowners, skilled laborers, and people seeking profit. The founders of this colony was the Virginia Company and Sir Walter Raleigh. The settlement was created because the people hoped to find riches in the land (Gold), spread Christianity, and to control land for England. After a few years Africans were brought from Africa to work in the colony.
CLIMATE AND GEOGRAPHY
Jamestown's location provided mild winters and hot, humid summers to the colonists. The placement of the settlement was near coastal lowlands, and wooded mountains. The coastal lowlands made it easier