Who founded the virginia colony?

The Colony of Virginia, chartered in 1606 and settled in 1607, was the first enduring English colony in North America, following failed proprietary attempts at settlement on Newfoundland by Sir Humphrey Gilbert in 1583, and the subsequent further south Roanoke Island (modern eastern North Carolina) by Sir Walter Raleigh in the late 1580s. read more

Jamestown had a high mortality rate due to disease, colonial mismanagement, and raids from Native Americans. In 1624, King James I revoked the Virginia Company of London's charter, and Virginia (which included the area of Jamestown) became a royal colony. read more

Interesting Virginia Colony Facts: The Virginia Colony was founded at Jamestown in 1607. It was the first English colony in the New World. Disease, conflicts with Indians, and hunger almost destroyed Jamestown but new settlers arrived in 1610 with supplies and the colony began to thrive. The Virginia Colony's first export was tobacco. read more

In 1624, King James I revoked the Virginia Company of London's charter, and Virginia (which included the area of Jamestown) became a royal colony. Founded By The Virginia Company of London founded the Virginia colony during the reign of King James I (1566-1625). read more

The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located on the east bank of the Powhatan (James) River about 2.5 mi (4 km) southwest of the center of modern Williamsburg. William Kelso writes that Jamestown "is where the British Empire began". read more