VIRGINIA ,FIRST SETTLEMENT COLONY OF ENGLISH 1607 APRIL 26
VIRGINIA ,FIRST SETTLEMENT COLONY OF ENGLISH 1607 APRIL 26 Jamestown Colony , first permanent English settlement in North America, located near present-day Williamsburg , Virginia. Established on May 14, 1607, the colony gave England its first foothold in the European competition for the New World, which had been dominated by the Spanish since the voyages of Christopher Columbus in the late 15th century. Replica of Jamestown Fort buildings at Jamestown Settlement, near Williamsburg, Virginia. Dennis MacDonald— AGE fotostock Origins (1606–07) The colony was a private venture, financed and organized by the Virginia Company of London. King James I granted a charter to a group of investors for the establishment of the company on April 10, 1606. During this era, “Virginia” was the English name for the entire East Coast of North America north of Florida. The charter gave the company the right to settle anywhere from roughly present-day No...