Which statement about Jamestown Colony is true?

Which statement about Jamestown Colony is true?

• A. It arrived in 1619
• B. It was the first European colony in America
• C. It was established for religious missions
• D. It was located in New England

Answer: (A)

Jamestown was founded in 1607 by the Virginia Company as a commercial venture, and it sits on the James River in what is now Virginia. It’s celebrated as the first permanent English settlement in what would become the United States, not a religious mission and not in New England. The idea that Jamestown arrived in 1619 mixes up a later date with the founding moment; 1619 is notable for other Virginia events (like the arrival of the first enslaved Africans and the creation of the House of Burgesses), but not for when Jamestown began. Also, the claim that Jamestown was “the first European colony in America” overlooks earlier Spanish and other European settlements, such as St. Augustine in 1565, and it being located in Virginia means it isn’t in New England. So the key fact to remember is that Jamestown’s actual founding year is 1607, in Virginia, established for profit rather than religious missions.

Jamestown was founded in 1607 by the Virginia Company as a commercial venture, and it sits on the James River in what is now Virginia. It’s celebrated as the first permanent English settlement in what would become the United States, not a religious mission and not in New England. The idea that Jamestown arrived in 1619 mixes up a later date with the founding moment; 1619 is notable for other Virginia events (like the arrival of the first enslaved Africans and the creation of the House of Burgesses), but not for when Jamestown began. Also, the claim that Jamestown was “the first European colony in America” overlooks earlier Spanish and other European settlements, such as St. Augustine in 1565, and it being located in Virginia means it isn’t in New England. So the key fact to remember is that Jamestown’s actual founding year is 1607, in Virginia, established for profit rather than religious missions.