Jamestown (English spelling)

Japanese: ジェームズタウン（英語表記）Jamestown

The first British colony in North America was founded in May 1607 by the Virginia Company under a charter granted by King James I of England. It is located near the mouth of the James River in present-day Virginia. It was named after King James I. In 1619, the first representative assembly in America was held here, and in the same year, 20 Africans brought by a Dutch ship were traded for the first time. At first, there was a peaceful relationship with the Powhatan Indians who lived in the surrounding area, symbolized by the marriage of Chief Powhatan's daughter Pocahontas to colonist John Rolfe. However, in 1622, unable to bear the encroachment of their territory, the Indians rose up in a major uprising, causing great damage to the colony, and thereafter the state of war continued. With the development of tobacco cultivation, it prospered as the center of the Virginia colony, but suffered two major fires in the late 17th century, and declined after the colonial administration was moved to Middle Plantation (now Williamsburg) in 1699. Since 1934, conservation work has been carried out on the ruins, and today it is a national historic park.

Jamestown
Jamestown

A city in southeastern North Dakota, USA. It is located at the confluence of the James River and the Pipestem River. Settled in 1872 by workers involved in the construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad, it developed as a trading and transportation center for wheat and livestock in the nearby agricultural region. It has flour mills, grain elevators, and meat processing plants. It is also home to the North Dakota State Hospital, Jamestown University (founded in 1886), and a school for disabled children. Population 15,571 (1990).

Jamestown
Jamestown

A city in southwestern New York State, United States. It is located south of Chautauqua Lake and 110 km southwest of Buffalo. Settled in 1810, it is an industrial center blessed with water power, and manufactures furniture, automobiles, and aircraft parts. It is also a base for exploring Chautauqua Lake, and the Chautauqua Summer School is famous. Population 34,681 (1990).

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Japanese:

1607年5月バージニア会社がイギリス王ジェームズ1世より下付された特許状に基づいて建設した北アメリカ最初のイギリス領植民地。今日のバージニア州のジェームズ河口近くにある。ジェームズ1世にちなみ命名。 19年ここでアメリカ最初の代議制議会が開かれ，また同年オランダ船によって運ばれた 20人のアフリカ人が初めて売買された。この付近一帯に住んでいたポーハタン・インディアンとは，初め族長ポーハタンの娘ポカホンタスと植民地人ジョン・ロルフとの結婚に象徴される平和関係が保たれた。しかし 22年領土蚕食に耐えかねたインディアンは一大蜂起し，同植民地に大きな損害を与え，以後戦争状態が続いた。たばこ栽培の発展とともにバージニア植民地の中心地として繁栄したが，17世紀後半2度の大火にあい，99年植民地行政庁がミドルプランテーション (現ウィリアムズバーグ) に移されたのちは衰微した。 1934年以来遺跡の保存作業が進められ，今日国立史跡公園となっている。

ジェームズタウン
Jamestown

アメリカ合衆国，ノースダコタ州南東部の都市。ジェームズ川とパイプステム川の合流点にある。 1872年にノーザン・パシフィック鉄道の建設関係者が入植，付近の農業地域のコムギ，家畜の取引，輸送の中心地として発達。製粉工場，穀物エレベータ，食肉加工場などがある。ノースダコタ州立病院，ジェームズタウン大学 (1886創立) ，身体障害児童学校などの所在地。人口1万 5571 (1990) 。