Question

Which statement is true of the British colony of Jamestown?

Answer 1

It was seen by the British as their most immediately successful colony due to a rich economy based on tobacco.

Answer 2

The correct option is "It was seen by the British as their most immediately successful colony due to a rich economy based on tobacco."

Jamestown or Jamestown Fort, was the first permanent English settlement in the present territory of the United States. It was founded in 1607 on the banks of the James River on a peninsula (now Jamestown Island), in the current county of James City, Virginia.