2- Charter

In 1587, 110 English colonists made a settlement on Roanoke Island. By 1590, they had all disappeared. This colony is known as -

• The Lost Colony of Virginia

• The Lost Colony of Roanoke

• The Lost Colony of Croatoan

• The Lost Colony of Rocroatoan

England decided that the Jamestown colony would be an economic venture. The purpose of an economic venture is -

• to make friends with the Powhatan

• to get more land

• to make money

• to make a new home for families

What was the name of the joint stock company that paid for the Jamestown colony?

• The Jamestown Company of London

• The Virginia Company of London

• The America Company of London

• The English Company of London

Which statement describes the stockholders of the Virginia Company of London?

• They were all named James.

• They gave a charter to the Jamestown colonists.

• They made money if the Jamestown colony failed.

• They owned the Virginia Company of London and paid for Jamestown.

____________________ gave the Virginia Company of London a charter for the Jamestown settlement.

• Queen James of England

• King James of England

• King James of Spain

• LeBron James

King James gave a charter to the Virginia Company of London. All of the following statements are true about the charter EXCEPT (×) -

• the charter gave permission to start a settlement

• the charter gave money to the colonists

• the charter gave English rights to the colonists

• the charter defined the borders of the colony

It took the colonists ___________ to sail from England to Virginia.

• 4 ½ hours

• 4 ½ days

• 4 ½ months

• 4 ½ years

The colonists sailed on the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery. They arrived in Virginia in ____________.

• April, 1606

• April, 1607

• April, 1608

• April, 1709

• April, 2019