The History of Jamestown The New World had been founded and during the 17th century England still had no claims to any part of it. King James I established two companies, made up of merchants and adventurers, the London Company and the Plymouth Company, combined they were known as the Virginia Company. The London Company was the first company to send three ships in search of three particular things, gold, the Lost Colony of Roanoke, …showed first 75 words of 1205 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1205 total…found that Indians couldn’t be controlled as easily as Africans could. This is why the majority of indentured servants were either African or women. These attacks upon the frontiersmen convinced the king that he should revoke the Virginia Company Charter. Virginia became a crown colony in 1624. Jamestown remained the capital of Virginia until its major state house burned in 1698. Then the capital was moved to Williamsburg and Jamestown slowly began to disappear above ground.