Actually, Europeans had been coming to America for quite some time before the establishment of Jamestown as a permanent colony. Fishing ships harbored off the coast. Trappers collected pelts and traded Indians for pelts. Explorers mapped the coasts and rivers. These were many temporary settlements and interactions with both friendly and hostile Indians, including capturing Indians who were taken back to Europe.
“Europeans had been coming to America for quite some time before the establishment of Jamestown as a permanent colony.”
the point is that the Pilgrims are celebrated as the “first settlers” and they weren’t.
The fur traders etc didn’t establish permanent colonies until Jamestown.