SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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charter
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Detailed explanation-1: -The charter granted to the East India Company gave it the sole right to trade with the East. This meant that in England, no other trading company could compete with the East India Company.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Royal Charter of 1600 was a royal order issued by Queen Elizabeth that incorporated and established the East India Company. The charter was issued in order to counter competition from the Dutch East India Company. Its main purpose was to facilitate trade in Asia and Africa.
Detailed explanation-3: -There were 3 Charter Colonies: Connecticut and Rhode Island. Massachusetts was a royal province while operating under a charter. There were 7 Royal Colonies: New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
Detailed explanation-4: -Queen Elizabeth I of England grants a formal charter to the London merchants trading to the East Indies, hoping to break the Dutch monopoly of the spice trade in what is now Indonesia.