Charters for Jamestown

What was the primary purpose of the charters for Jamestown?

• To establish a new trade route

• To grant land and governance rights

• To create a new language

• To build a military base.

Who was responsible for granting the charters for Jamestown?

• The British Parliament

• The Virginia Company

• The Spanish Armada

• The Dutch East India Company

Fill in the blank: The Jamestown charters were important for establishing _______ in the New World.

• Trade routes

• English governance

• New languages

• Space exploration

Fill in the blank: At the time that England was preparing to establish a settlement in North America, the King of England had to grant ______ to allow it.

• a charter

• a decree

• a license

• a permit

What was England preparing to do in North America?

• Establish a settlement

• Start a war

• Build a castle

• Trade goods

What is the role of a person with power in creating a charter?

• To write the document

• To build the settlement

• To lead the mission

• To trade goods

What did the first agreement in the charters state?

• Establish a settlement in North America

• Trade with Europe

• Explore Asia

• Build a fort in Africa

What was the role of the Virginia Company of London according to the second part of the charters?

• To define the physical boundaries of the colony

• To govern the colony

• To trade with other colonies

• To explore new lands.

The charters allowed the Virginia Company to define the ______ of the colony.

• color

• physical boundaries

• population

• climate

Fill in the blank: The charters stated that English rights would be ______ to the settlers.

• denied

• extended

• ignored

• limited