Circumstances like this must have occurred repeatedly since the founding of the Jamestown colony in 1607.

The English wanted to promote investment in the Jamestown colony.

Once it became clear that tobacco was going to drive the Jamestown colony, more labor was needed.

The first settlers for Virginia's Jamestown colony arrived on a ship he commanded.

It happened near the Jamestown colony in Virginia, within a year of its founding in 1607.

The Spanish flag was here much before the Jamestown colony and stayed here for nearly 300 years.

The two connected near the Jamestown colony of Virginia within a year of its founding in 1607.

Named after Hobson Powell, original member of the Jamestown colony.

His memoir contains a firsthand account of the Jamestown Colony in Virginia.

The last known voyage of the Virginia was in 1610 when she once again delivered settlers and supplies to the Jamestown Colony.