What was the significance of jamestown

It was the first successful settlement in what would become the United States.

Jamestown, established in 1607, was the principal fruitful changeless English settlement in what might turn into the United States. The settlement flourished for almost 100 years as the capital of Virginia province; it was relinquished after the capital moved to Williamsburg in 1699

Jamestown settlement and the “Starving Time” Jamestown, Virginia, was the site of the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. The settlers chose a location close to the water, hoping to establish a thriving community.