Jamestown

__//**America in 1607: Jamestown**//__ [|Click here] //to explore this interactive site!// [|Click here] //for a Jamestown history site// [|Click here] //for a Jamestown video// [|Click here] for a different //Jamestown video// [|Click here] //for some Jamestown artifacts// __//**The boat the people of Jamestown came in**//__ //The contraction of a replica of the Godspeed was made in Rockport, main and was made of topical hard woods (Angelique, wana, and silver Bali) and took 500 days to build. The original Godspeed was made of English oak. In the replica of the ship they used concrete to create ablest for the boat.// //In 1607 cargo was used to create all the ablest needed for the ship. Sailors named parts of the sail the same as parts of their bodys. While building the replica planks had to be steamed so they could be bent around the frame. It took 47 craftsmen to compete the replica. All rigging was done by hand. The Godspeed was the boat in which the Jamestown colony rode in to get to America.//

__//**Jamestown its self**//__ //James////town was founded in 1607.During the first years there were wars between the Parowan in deans and the people of Jamestown. Some of the artifacts were a Chinese Porcelain Wine Cup, William Stacey’s Ring, Silver Ear Picker, and Bottom Collar Section of a GlassAlembic, Goffering Iron, and ect. Some people lived in houses others lived in tents.Some people lived in houses other slaved in tents. Below there is a couple different of pictures of a// //birds eye view of Jamestown, houses, tents,and a flag// //below.//



__//**Why they came**//__

//They// wanted to practice the religion of their choice.In other words they wanted religious freedom.They also wanted to use America as a prison.Also they named it after the king.(king James the 1st) = =