When did the people from England sent ships over to America?

The English began sending ships to America in the early 17th century, with significant efforts starting in the 1600s. The establishment of the Jamestown colony in Virginia in 1607 marked one of the first successful permanent English settlements in North America. Prior to this, exploratory voyages were undertaken, such as those by John Cabot in 1497, but it was during the 1600s that larger-scale colonization efforts began.