England
Virginia Company of London
Charters
Jamestown
100
Increase wealth and power
England wanted to establish an American colony in order to:
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A group of London merchants and wealthy gentlemen who supplied funds for the colony (money)
Who/what is the Virginia Company of London:
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King James I
Who granted the charter?
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1. The site could be earily defended from arrack by sea (from the Spanish) 2. They believed it had good supply of fresh water 3. The water along the shore was deep enough for ships to dock
Three reason the settlers chose the Jamestown site was:
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Monarchy
England was ruled by a:
200
a part ownership in a company that cost money.
What is a share?
200
A written list of rights granted by a government.
What is a charter?
200
Permanent English settlement in North America
Jamestown was settled in 1607 and became the first:
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1. The colonists would send raw materials like lumber back to England. 2. As the settlement grew, it would become a new market for trade. 3. The colonists would find gold, silver, and other riches.
What is one reason the English thought a colony in America would give England wealth and power?
300
Invested money
Many people ______________ in the Virginia Company of London as a result.
300
Rights and privleges
The charter ensured that the settlers would have _____ and ______ of free Englishment back home.
300
Economic
Jamestown was an __________ venture. The Jamestown founders hoped to increase thier own wealth and the wealth of England.
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Raw Materials
A new settlement would give England __________, that could be grown or obtained in England.
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to establish settlement in the New World
What was the goal of the charter?
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First
Jamestown was the _________ PERMANEMENT English settlement in America.
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it would persuade people to purchase a share to finance the exploration to the New World.
How would an advertisement help the exploration to the New World?
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rights to English citizenship
The charter gave ____________ to all the new colonists.
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An economic venture (for wealth and money)
Jamestown was founded in 1607 as:
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