The ships first landed in British settlements ... her death are considered suspicious by others. Though Jamestown and the ...

Two decades later the English established their first permanent beachhead ... in what is now Virginia. Captain John Smith, the leader of the Jamestown colony, heard from the Indians that men ...

Whatever the status of these first Africans to arrive at Jamestown, it is clear that by 1640, at least one African had been declared a slave. This African was ordered by the court "to serve his ...

In 1917, he created this depiction of the 1619 arrival of Virginia's first blacks ... are negotiating a trade with the Jamestown settlers for food. No record of the ship's name was made at ...

Preservation groups warn that Jamestown, Virginia, may not survive another ... the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay became the first successful English colony. It is often described as the birthplace ...

When the first settlers arrived in Jamestown in April 1607 and raised a cross at Cape Henry, claiming the land for England, ...

Modern America’s birthplace is bereft of hot dogs, French fries and pizza. I taste not a single burger on the journey to ...

The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation encourages visitors to celebrate the season with Jamestown Settlement and the American ...