Jamestown and Plymouth were the first two permanent English settlements in North American.In 1607 settlers arrived in Jamestown in chesapeake bay. Jamestown colonist named their settlement for England’s king James l. The first Jamestown settlers were all male.Jamestown and Plymouth suffered greatly in their first few years in North American. IN 1612 Jamestown colonist began growing tobacco. Jamestown sold a lot of it prospered.