1607Reputable sourceWell documented
Jamestown, the first permanent English colony
On the timeline · around 1607 ·
What happened
The Virginia Company established Jamestown on the James River — the first permanent English settlement in North America, surviving famine and conflict.
Why it matters
The starting point of English colonial America — and of its entanglement with Indigenous nations and, soon, slavery.
Sources
- US National Park Service. Historic Jamestowne (park page) · Reputable source