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No, only a select portion of the colony of Jamestown were permitted to vote. Eligibility was restricted to white males 21 or older, who owned property. As a result, the more numerous but landless people of the colony were not given suffrage, and all laws were made by a few land holding citizens.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 11y agoIt wasn't . Jamestown was an investor venture and the 106 men who went were there to find gold and to get wealthy. The men in charge were military and they built a fort after they landed. This was not an ideal situation since they were in the worse parcel in the area and had landed in a Native American kingdom of 14,000' people.
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Was Virginia more democratic than England?
Yes. Early in the history of Jamestown, the Polish immigrants who were the manufacturing tradesman (and not yet land title holders) struck for rights not allowed by the charter and opened a way for suffrage not available in England.
Why was Virginia considered more democratic than England?
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Why did people build Jamestown?
To live a better life than england
Who set up a colony with more democratic rule than the Massachusetts colony?
Pennsylvania
Were the English colonies more democratic or religious tolerant than England?
Pennsylvania's religious establishment provided monetary support to all Protestant religious groups.
What was Jamestown founnd as in 1607?
Jamestown was more than just a settlement for English people wanting a new start in the New World. The purpose of creating Jamestown was to aid England by creating plantations to grow tobacco & cotton. Cotton was needed by England to feed their textile industry & tobacco was now a great new discovery that Europeans wanted to have in a big way. The settlement was there to stake out and expand its territory in Virginia.
How did the colonists in the New World make their political institutions more democratic?
A greater percentage of men could vote in the colonies than could vote in England -Plato
How did the colonists in the new world make their political institution more democratic?
A greater percentage of men could vote in the colonies than could vote in England -Plato
Who has more power democratic or communist government?
I think that Communist government has more power than democratic government at this time.
Explain the Significance of corn and tobacco to the Jamestown colony?
Corn and tobacco had a great significant to Jamestown Colony. Tobacco grew better in the area than in England and corn fed the colonists.
Does England have more boys than girls?
no england has more boys than girls
How did Captian John's rule those who don't work don't eat help Jamestown survive?
The story of Smith is more legend than truth. Smith didn't last very long in Jamestown and he returned to England with burns caused by gunpowder being sprinkled on him while he slept. It was set on fire resulting in severe burns. Smith later wrote a book an lied about his time in Jamestown and his relationship with the people there. He was an adventurer, and more thief than leader.
