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The Virginia Company of London financed the expedition to Jamestown in 1606. The purpose was to establish a settlement in America.

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Who paid for the Jamestown settlement?

The people who helped establish Jamestown were English settlers including Captain Christopher Newport and Captain Edward Wingfield. Many of the settlers died during the first winter at Jamestown.


What was the joint stock company that started Virginia?

the London stock company was a 'joint' stock company with the Virginia stock company


Virginia was started by a joint stock company called the Virginia company who settled at Jamestown in 1607 what were initial settlers after what made this colony successful?

Virginia Company was established in a bid to create a permanent English colony in North America. The colony was successful it recruited investors to raise operational funds


Who sponsored the colony of Jamestown and Plymouth?

The Virginia Company was a joint stock company chartered by King James I of England. The Virginia Company of London successfully established the territory of Jamestown, while the Virginia Company of Plymouth was to establish a colony further north. The Plymouth Company failed when their colony of Popham, in modern-day Maine, failed in 1608. Plymouth, Massachusetts was established by the religious separatists known as the Pilgrims after securing a land grant from Sir Edwin Sandys, a major stockholder in the failing Plymouth Company. So technically, the Virginia Company sponsored both the Jamestown and Plymouth colonies, but the latter was a bit more unofficial.


What are charters?

a charter is a document that is given by the government to an individual to start a project or a grant. An example would be the Virginia joint stock company gave a charter to explorers to start Jamestown colony in 1706

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What company funded funded Jamestown?

The Virginia Company of London funded the Jamestown settlement in 1607. It was a joint-stock company established for the purpose of establishing colonies in the New World.


What is a joint stock colony?

a joint-stock company is a company whose owners hold shares in its stock. It was first introduced by Raleigh and used for the settlement of Jamestown


Who paid for the Jamestown settlement?

The people who helped establish Jamestown were English settlers including Captain Christopher Newport and Captain Edward Wingfield. Many of the settlers died during the first winter at Jamestown.


Who sent the first English settlers to Jamestown?

The first English settlers to Jamestown were sent by the Virginia Company, a joint-stock company that received a charter from King James I in 1606. The company aimed to establish a permanent English settlement in North America and seek profit through trade and exploration. In April 1607, the settlers arrived and established Jamestown, which became the first permanent English settlement in America.


What do charter and joint-stock company have in common?

they have something to do with a settlement


Which company paid for the settling in Virginia?

The company that paid for the settling in Virginia was the Virginia Company, a joint-stock company chartered by King James I in 1606. It aimed to establish a permanent English settlement in the New World and financed the establishment of Jamestown in 1607, which became the first permanent English settlement in North America. The company organized the expedition and provided the necessary resources for the settlers.


The first english settlement in america?

The 1st English settlement in North America was the ill-fated colony on Roanoke Island, Virginia in 1585.Jamestown, Virginia was the first successfulsettlement on 13th of May, 1607.


What was the joint stock company that started Virginia?

the London stock company was a 'joint' stock company with the Virginia stock company


What did a joint stock company have to do with colonial settlement?

land??im not sure :P


What did joint-stock company have to do with colonial settlement?

land??im not sure :P


Which country was most likely to establish a colony with a joint stock company?

Spain


Who received the character that created Jamestown?

The East India Company sent the men to Jamestown. The entire venture was to make money and not to create a colony. It was a joint venture company made up of investors.