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Until John Rolfe arrived with tobacco seeds it was pretty much a failure. It was began as a investment for the London Company. The 104 men who first came weren't there to settle, but to seek gold and go home. They built the fort on the worse land in the area. The water was bad, there were disease carrying mosquitoes., and they were in an empire of 15,000 Native Americans.
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Where was the first permanent colony established in North America?
The first settlement was Jamestown, Virginia.
Where is the Jamestown Settlement in Williamsburg Virginia located?
The address of the Jamestown Settlement is: 2110 Jamestown Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185
What did the settlers of Jamestown name their new settlement?
jamestown
Why is the settlement important?
the jamestown settlement was important because the founders were trying to colinize jamestown and it was the first lasting settlement before that, Roanoke did not last
What was Virginia's settlement?
in Jamestown
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