The Virginia Company's Charter
5 Questions
1 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

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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Like This

    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Open
    Browser
    Browser