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The Virginia Company sent the 104 men. They were a group of investors looking for a profit not to start a colony.

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Who founded Virginia?

Virginia was founded by the London Company in 1624 as a royal colony. It included the original settlement of Jamestown that was founded in1607.


Was New Hampshire the first colony in America?

No the Lost Colony of Roanoke Virginia was the first British Colony in the New World.ANSWER:The Lost Colony known as Roanoke, was an island that was off of the coast of what is now North Carolina. The founder, Sir Walter Raleigh, was granted the entire seacoast north of Spanish Florida, by Queen Elizabeth I.Raleigh, named the region Virginia. But, although the entire land region was named Virginia, Roanoke Island, was not within the territory that would later be known as the colony or the state of Virginia.


Can you create a graphic organizer on the Virginia colony?

Virginia colony


The colony of Virginia contained what are now the states of Virginia and West VirginiaWhat colony bordered Virginia to the northeast?

Maryland


Was Virginia a royal colony or a proprietary colony?

It is a proprietary colony.

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Who was the founder of North Carolina colony?

Virginia colonist


John Smith was the founder of what colony?

Jamestown, Virginia


Who was the founder of the Jamestown colony?

The founder of the Jamestown colony was the Virginia Company of London. It was named for James I of England.


Who founded Virginia?

Virginia was founded by the London Company in 1624 as a royal colony. It included the original settlement of Jamestown that was founded in1607.


Who was the founder of the Georgia colony?

Oglethorpe was the founder of the Georgia colony.


The year and founder of Virginia?

Jamestown was the first place settled in Virginia by 104 men in 1607. They came to look for gold for their investors, but not to create a permanent colony.


Who was the founder of the lost colony and where was this colony located?

The founder was James Madison.


Who Founder of the colony of Connecticut?

The founder of the Connecticut colony is Thomas Hooker.


Who is the founder of New Hemisphere colony?

The founder of the New Hemisphere colony was John wheelwright


Who was the founder of the province of virginia?

The founder of Virginia is Captain John Smith.


What colony is Virginia in?

There is a colony called, The colony of Virginia. It is right where the state of Virginia now sits.


Why was the Virginia colony a southern colony?

Yes.... Virginia is/was a southern colony.