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- 1 What document extended English rights to the colonists?
- 2 Which document protected the basic rights of English colonists in the New World?
- 3 What was the name of the company that was chartered to settle in the New World?
- 4 What four rights were the colonists fighting for?
- 5 What are the Magna Carta rules?
- 6 What was the most important cash crop for Jamestown?
What document extended English rights to the colonists?
The First Charter of Virginia
The First Charter of Virginia, also known as the Charter of 1606, is a document from King James I of England to the Virginia Company assigning land rights to colonists for the purpose of moneymaking (gold, furs, valuable plants) as well as creating a buffer against Spanish control of the North and South American coasts …
Which document protected the basic rights of English colonists in the New World?
When the First Continental Congress met in 1774 to draft a Declaration of Rights and Grievances against King George III, they asserted that the rights of the English colonists to life, liberty and property were guaranteed by “the principles of the English constitution,” a.k.a. Magna Carta.
What is the Magna Carta document?
Magna Carta was issued in June 1215 and was the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law. It sought to prevent the king from exploiting his power, and placed limits of royal authority by establishing law as a power in itself.
What was the name of the company that was chartered to settle in the New World?
The Virginia Company of London was a joint-stock company chartered by King James I in 1606 to establish a colony in North America.
What four rights were the colonists fighting for?
Among the natural rights of the Colonists are these: First, a right to life; Secondly, to liberty; Thirdly, to property; together with the right to support and defend them in the best manner they can.
Who served as a contact between the native people and the English?
VS. 3 Jamestown
| A | B |
|---|---|
| Who provided leadershop to his people and taught the settlers survival skills? | Chief Powhatan |
| Who served as contact between the native peoples and the English? | Pocahontas |
| What did the native peoples show the settlers how to do? | plant corn and tobacco |
What are the Magna Carta rules?
Consequences of Magna Carta
- a £100 limit on the tax barons had to pay to inherit their lands.
- the king could not sell or deny justice to anyone.
- the royal forests were to be reduced in size.
- an heir could not be made to marry someone of a lower social class.
- foreign knights had to be deported.
What was the most important cash crop for Jamestown?
tobacco
It didn’t take the colonists long to realize that economic specialization would be the way to go, and tobacco became a cash crop for the colony.
How did the Virginia Company make money for England?
The primary way the Jamestown colony made money for the Virginia Company was through the cultivation and exportation of tobacco.