Importance of the Charters
The King of England granted _______ to the Virginia Company of London.
Charters
Colonists were sent to Jamestown to:
Make money for England and the Virginia Company of London.
Why did England want an American colony?
To increase wealth and power
What was the first elected legislative.
Virginia House of Burgesses
Did the charters give the settlers rights?
Yes, they were given the same rights as English citizens.
Fresh
What treasures did the colonists hope to find?
Silver and Gold
When did the Virginia Assembly first meet.
1619
Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?
The stockholders of the Virginia Company of London.
The colony was easily defended from attack by _____.
Sea or Water
The colonists were sent to increase England's _______.
Wealth and Power
In the 1640s the burgesses became a legislative body called:
The House of Burgesses
The charter established the physical ______ of the colony.
Boundaries
The water was deep enough for ships to ______.
Dock
English colonization was mainly an ______ venture.
Economic
What is the House of Burgesses called today?
The General Assembly
What did the charters do?
The charters gave the Virginia Company the right to establish a settlement in North America and gave colonists the same rights English citizens had.
______ was the first permanent English Settlement in North America.
Jamestown
England was in competition with other _______ countries to increase wealth and power.
European
How many citizen representatives (burgesses) are included from each division of Virginia?
Two