I will be sharing with 8 historical facts about Jamestown .Hope you enjoy

Jamestown today is 7.5 miles away from civilization and 2.5 miles away from the Powhaton river.

This is a picture of Jamestown

On May 14 ,1607 settlers landed on Jamestown Island to establish an English colony 60 miles from the Chesapeake

bay.

Chesapeake bay.

Between 1609 and 1610 80% of the colonists died at Jamestown.

A Jamestown church today

The three ships in that took the first 120 men and boys to Jamestown were the Sunsan Cosentan,Discovery,and the Godspead.

The three ships they used to get to Jamestown.

Tobacco in Jamestown was introduced by Jhon Rolf and was very successful.

Tobacco at Jamestown

When the english colony arrived the to Jamestown the land was inhabed by the powhaton indians.

The english coleny meeting the indians.

A paliside is the wall that went around Jamestown and was used to protect then from the indians.

The ruins of a Jamestown paliside.

John smith played a big role in Jamestown and said "They who don't work don't eat"

John smith in 1607

Thank you for reading (:

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