In 1607 the first american colony was establishied on what river

The Jamestown[1] settlement in theColony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. William Kelso writes that Jamestown "is where the British Empire began."[2] Jamestown was established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" on May 4, 1607 (O.S., May 14, 1607 N.S.),[3]and was considered permanent after brief abandonment in 1610. It followed several earlier failed attempts, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke. Jamestown served as the capital of the colony of Virginia for 83 years, from 1616 until 1699.