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18 Cards in this Set
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What is a charter ? |
A charter is a legal document that gave the colonists the right to establish a settlement in North America |
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Who granted the charters to the Virginia Company of London? |
King James of England had the power to grant charters? |
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Did the charters say that they would have the same rights as English people? |
Yes |
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What did the first charter give the colonists? |
It gave them land that stretched 100 miles in and 50 miles up and down |
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Why were the charters important? |
Needed official permission 2. Establish a colony |
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What does stock mean ? |
Certificate showing part ownership of a company with which the stockholder can make or lose money |
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What is a stockholder? |
A person who owns part of a company in stocks |
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What is an economic venture? |
Making money in a risky way |
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What were the three reasons that the colonists hoped to find in Virginia? |
1. Silver and Gold 2. Raw materials 3. Markets for trade |
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What does financed mean? |
Pay for |
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When was Jamestown founded ? |
1607 |
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How many men and boys came on the three ships? |
104 |
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Who was in charge of the colonists? |
Christopher Newport |
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Where did the settlers find Jamestown in 1607 |
On a peninsula along the James River |
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Where is Jamestown now |
On an island on the James River |
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The main reason they chose the site is because of its |
Location |
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What was good about its location? |
1. Water was deep enough for ships to dock 2. Easily defended by attack from sea 3.They thought they had a good supply of drinking water |
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The three ships that found Jamestown |
Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery |
