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English colonist armor aboard ship, Jamestown Settlement, Virginia, USA

Brought to the New World to defend against expected Spanish attack, English armor was ill suited for hot and humid Virginia summers and impractical to wear constantly in defense of the random surprise attacks from Powhatan Indians. Virginia colonists preferred comfort and agility. Explore flagship replica Susan Constant at Jamestown Settlement, in Virginia, USA. The English Virginia Company sailed three vessels 1606-1607 to found Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in the Americas. Jamestown Settlement, operated by the state's Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, chronicles 1600s Virginia and the convergence of Powhatan Indian, European, and west central African cultures. Created as part of the 350th anniversary celebration in 1957 as Jamestown Festival Park, Jamestown Settlement is adjacent to the complementary "Historic Jamestowne" museum (which is on Jamestown Island, is the actual historic and archaeological site where the first settlers lived, and is run by the National Park Service and Preservation Virginia).

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Brought to the New World to defend against expected Spanish attack, English armor was ill suited for hot and humid Virginia summers and impractical to wear constantly in defense of the random surprise attacks from Powhatan Indians. Virginia colonists preferred comfort and agility. Explore flagship replica Susan Constant at Jamestown Settlement, in Virginia, USA. The English Virginia Company sailed three vessels 1606-1607 to found Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in the Americas. Jamestown Settlement, operated by the state's Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, chronicles 1600s Virginia and the convergence of Powhatan Indian, European, and west central African cultures. Created as part of the 350th anniversary celebration in 1957 as Jamestown Festival Park, Jamestown Settlement is adjacent to the complementary "Historic Jamestowne" museum (which is on Jamestown Island, is the actual historic and archaeological site where the first settlers lived, and is run by the National Park Service and Preservation Virginia).
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