USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -King James I granted the Virginia Company a royal charter for the colonial pursuit in 1606. The Company had the power to appoint a Council of leaders in the colony, a Governor, and other officials. It also took the responsibility to continually provide settlers, supplies, and ships for the venture.

Detailed explanation-2: -These include the Lawes Divine, Morall and Martiall, John Smith’s works, several documents pertaining to Bacon’s Rebellion, and several period accounts of Jamestown. John Smith’s 1616 Letter to Queen Anne describes Pocahontas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jamestown Colony Ferry. The opportunity to make money was one of the primary motivators for the colonization of the New World. The Virginia Company of London established the Jamestown colony to make a profit for its investors. Europe’s period of exploration and colonization was fueled largely by necessity.

Detailed explanation-4: -As in other attempts at settlement, two of the primary goals were to find gold and to find a water route to Asia. The original Jamestown was also intended to be strategically located far enough from the James River that it would not be in the firing range of ships belonging to hostile powers such as Spain.