With the failure of the settlements sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh at Roanoke, and the death of his patron, the Virgin Queen for whom Virginia was named, Elizabeth I, English interest in establishing a foothold in the New World lagged somewhat. But in just over a decade dreams of gold, pearls, and other riches inspired a group of entrepreneurs to request a charter for The Virginia Company from King James I. This charter was granted in June of 1606, and in December an expedition set sail for America. Over half of the 108 settlers were "Gentlemen", and their stated goal was to find gold and a passage to the Orient. There were no women included in any of the early parties sent to America by the Virginia Company. The fabled "Northwest Passage" inspired many expeditions, and the effort to find it never met with success since such a passage does not exist. But, in 1606 it seemed a dream well worth pursuing.

Landing at Jamestown in May of 1607 the settlers almost immediately came into conflict with the Algonquin natives, but managed to establish friendly relations based on the trade of copper and iron items with the Powhatan tribe. The hostilities led to hasty construction of a triangular palisade encompassing a church, a storehouse, a few houses, and several other buildings. It was built in a place thought to be safe from a feared Spanish sea attack with cannon, but Spanish power was lagging and such an attack never came.

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