Exploring Early English Colonization
5 Questions
3 Views

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

Which company received a charter from King James I of England for a settlement in the New World?

  • The Spanish Joint-Stock Company
  • The Virginia Company of London (correct)
  • The New World Settlement Company
  • The English Colonization Corporation
  • What was the main attraction for the Virginia Company of London to settle in the New World?

  • The desire for religious freedom
  • The availability of land
  • The abundance of natural resources
  • The promise of gold (correct)
  • What was the intended duration for the Virginia Company of London?

  • A few years (correct)
  • Until the colonists struck gold
  • Indefinitely
  • Until a passage to the Indies was found
  • What were the colonists threatened with if they did not quickly strike it rich on behalf of the Virginia Company of London?

    <p>Abandonment in the wilderness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did few of the investors think in terms of?

    <p>Long-term colonization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Like This

    The Virginia Company's Charter
    5 questions
    The Jamestown Colony
    23 questions

    The Jamestown Colony

    ExhilaratingJasper avatar
    ExhilaratingJasper
    History of the Virginia Company
    10 questions
    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Browser