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The ships Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery depart England carrying settlers who founded, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States.
On December 19, 1606, the Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery set sail from England, carrying the first settlers to Jamestown, Virginia.
On this day in 1606, three ships—the Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery—departed England under the Virginia Company's charter.
Aboard were over a hundred colonists destined to found Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America.
The voyage across the Atlantic took nearly four months, testing the settlers' endurance with storms and illness.
Arriving in May 1607, they established Jamestown on the James River, facing brutal winters and food shortages.
This expedition launched the era of English colonization that would shape the future United States.
The legacy of Jamestown endures in American history and heritage.
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Susan Constant
Godspeed
Discovery
Jamestown, Virginia
thirteen colonies