SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SETTLEMENT OF JAMESTOWN COLONY
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to gain wealth
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to stop slavery
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to gain indentured servants
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to gain independence
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Detailed explanation-1: -Like the other European countries, England was motivated in part by the lure of both riches and the Northwest Passage. In 1606, King James I granted a charter to colonize Virginia to the Virginia Company of London, a joint-stock company of investors who believed there was a profit to be made.
Detailed explanation-2: -Historians generally recognize three motives for European exploration and colonization in the New World: God, gold, and glory.
Detailed explanation-3: -England’s success at colonizing what would become the United States was due in large part to its use of charter companies. Charter companies were groups of stockholders (usually merchants and wealthy landowners) who sought personal economic gain and, perhaps, wanted also to advance England’s national goals.