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King James I granted a charter to the Virginia Company, a group of London-based entrepreneurs, in June of 1606. The charter granted the group the right to settle in the new world (North American continent), and found an English satellite colony there.
The settlers landed on Jamestown Island on May 14th, 1607, and founded Jamestown on the banks of the James river, approximately 60 miles from Chesapeake Bay.
Jamestown was the first settlement of English citizens, in what is now known as the United States of America.
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Who wrote the charter of the Virginia company of London?
King James I of England
What did groups of mercants obtain from the British king in order to start settlements in America?
The king is the only person who could grant a charter.
How did the Mayflower Compact and the charter differ?
The Mayflower Compact was the Pilgrim's own form of government. A charter is a grant of authority (permission) from the king that they, the colonists, are allowed to start a colony.
What did king James the first grant to groups of merchants to organize settlements in are in America?
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He gave a charter to the London company to settle the colony of Virginia?
Question: Author of the Vrginia Company of London? Answer: The answer to this question is King James I of England/Great Britain. You may also find the answer to this question by the popularly seached: "Who wrote the Charters of the Virginia Company of London". (That is answered by another user.)
