Isabela, in the Dominican Republic.
PART ONE: What year was Jamestown settled?answer - The Jamestown settlement was established in 1607 as an economic venture (something done to make money)PART TWO: What was the significance of this settlement?answer - The English actually established this settlement for wealth and power. They thought that they would find gold and silver in Jamestown, and that would give them the power to do anything. However, they did not find any gold or silver in Jamestown.
Jamestown named for King James I of England. Founded in 1607 I think
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Yes it was the first English settlement in the "New World", It was founded in May 1607, this is when the triangular fort was first completed. 13 years later the Mayflower landed in Plymouth MA founding Massachusetts.
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Jamestown was very important because it was the first permanent English settlement in North America. It is America's birthplace.
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Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620.
The first permanant settlement is in Pensacola, FL.
Isabela, in the Dominican Republic.
its in the 15 state
The year 1607 was when the Jamestown settlement began in what became Virginia. It was the first successful permanent settlement in the English New World.
The general consensus is that the first permanent English settlement in America was Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. However, the oldest permanent English settlement in North America is St. John's, NL, Canada, established in 1583 according to records on and from Sir Humphrey Gilbert, making this fact as credible as (or even more so), claims from other, more Ameri-centric, "historians".
i had this question too and nobody had an answer to it!! someone needs to anwer it!!!!!!!!! Jamestown colony is important to England because it was the first English settlement after many years of failure.
The London company did not back the settlement at Roanke island