Virginia Company
Definition
The Virginia Company was a joint-stock company chartered by King James I of England in 1606 to establish colonies in the New World. It was responsible for founding Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America.
Related terms
Joint-Stock Company: A business entity where different stocks can be bought and owned by shareholders. Each shareholder owns company stock in proportion to their ownership percentage.
Charter: A written grant by a country's legislative or sovereign power, by which an institution such as a company is created and its rights and privileges defined.
Settlement: An established community where people live on a permanent basis typically under the governance of their home country.
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AP US History
Study guides (1)
AP European History - 3.3 Continuities and Changes to Economic Practice and Development from 1648-1815
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