King henry 1 the captain had sent Gosnold and some of the other explorers to start a colony in North America. Bartholomew Gosnold had been chosen because of how he was so perfect for planning and building in North America. Many people like Bartholomew new colonization would be good. Young men and brothers, because older brothers would inherit land at home. King James I made Virginia Company with three ships, the Susan, the Godspeed, and the Discovery. Problems with John Smith disagreeing with Christopher Newport about him leading company. After storms near Virginia ship got lost near the Chesapeake Bay - explorers impressed about land and got attacked by Indians but survived. There were 144 total people in the three ships: Susan Constant, Godspeed,
