Jamestown was not founded for the purpose of silk cultivation. While there were attempts at producing silk, it was only one of a number of enterprises attempted by the colonists.
There is a lot recorded about Jamestown, its purpose, history and importance as the first permanent Enlish settlement in America, however silk is only considered as a very small part of it.
In 1607, 13 years before the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts, a group of 104 English men and boys began a settlement on the banks of Virginia's James River. They were sponsored by the Virginia Company of London, whose stockholders hoped to make a profit from the resources of the New World. The community suffered terrible hardships in its early years, but managed to endure, earning the distinction of being America's first permanent English colony.
Jamestown was not founded for the purpose of silk cultivation. While there were attempts at producing silk, it was only one of a number of enterprises attempted by the colonists.
http://www.historyisfun.org/History-Jamestown.htm
There is a lot recorded about Jamestown, its purpose, history and importance as the first permanent Enlish settlement in America, however silk is only considered as a very small part of it.
In 1607, 13 years before the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts, a group of 104 English men and boys began a settlement on the banks of Virginia's James River. They were sponsored by the Virginia Company of London, whose stockholders hoped to make a profit from the resources of the New World. The community suffered terrible hardships in its early years, but managed to endure, earning the distinction of being America's first permanent English colony.
http://www.historyisfun.org/Jamestown-Settlement.htm
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