The Virginia Company's Charter

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What did the charter of the Virginia Company guarantee to overseas settlers?

  • The right to free land
  • The same rights as Englishmen (correct)
  • The right to trade with Native Americans
  • The right to establish their own government

Who wrote an extravagant exhortation for English colonization of the New World?

  • John Smith
  • Richard Hakluyt (correct)
  • Sir Walter Raleigh
  • Christopher Columbus

What did Richard Hakluyt describe as a better and richer country than Mexico itself?

  • Spain
  • Virginia (correct)
  • England
  • The New World

What did the defeat of the Spanish Armada lead to?

<p>The strengthening of English colonies (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the charter of the Virginia Company gradually extend to subsequent English colonies?

<p>The same rights as Englishmen (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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