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Jamestown Virginia, was the first permant English setlment in America.The first persons landed on May 14 1607. About 104 persons were sent by the London Company to leave in three ships, the Sarah Constant,Godspeed, and Discovery.They came to Virginia to establish a trading post and to search for gold and silver. After five months at sea,the pioners sighted land at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay on April 26 1607.They sailed about 32 miles up the James River,and then chose a little penin
Jamestown Virginia, was the first permant English setlment in America.The first persons landed on May 14 1607. About 104 persons were sent by the London Company to leave in three ships, the Sarah Constant,Godspeed, and Discovery.They came to Virginia to establish a trading post and to search for gold and silver. After five months at sea,the pioners sighted land at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay on April 26 1607.They sailed about 32 miles up the James River,and then chose a little penin
sula as the sight for there setelment.They named both the river and the setelment after King James the 1 of England.
sula as the sight for there setelment.They named both the river and the setelment after King James the 1 of England.