Which statement is true of the British colony of Jamestown?

Jamestown was established in 1607 by the Virginia Company as a venture intended to make a profit for its investors. In 1619, Virginia created the House of Burgesses, the first representative legislative body in the English colonies. Tobacco later became an important source of profit, but the colony faced severe early hardships, so it was not immediately successful.

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