"Here are mountains, hills, plains, valleys, rivers, and brooks, all running pleasantly into a faire [beautiful] Bay, compassed [enclosed] but for the mouth,
with fruitful and delightsome land."
Excerpt: John Smith, General History of Virginia, New England and Summer Isles,
1624
This source is in the public domain due to its age.
According to the quote, which best summarizes reasons why the English established the
Jamestown, Virginia colony in 1607?
F. The land offered the possibility of gold and other riches that interested the
English.
G. The availability of natural resources, including fertile soll, promised potential
profit.
H. The availability of land provided a place for residents to settle and have freedom
of religion.
J. Rivers and brooks led to the development of a profitable shipbuilding industry.