Colonial Age – The History of The United States Part II

The British tried to establish settlements on Roanoke Island in 1585, but did not last long. In 1607, the first English settlement to survive standing in Jamestown, Virginia. This settlement was founded by John Smith, John Rolfe, and other British people who are interested in wealth and adventure. Colony in Virginia nearly failed to survive because of disease and starvation, but succeeded because the planting of tobacco.