The Virginia Charter

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkbp:administered_by gptkb:King_James_I
gptkbp:allows colonization of North America
election of representatives
gptkbp:created gptkb:Virginia_Colony
gptkbp:element colonial governance
gptkbp:encouraged settlement and trade
gptkbp:established gptkb:Virginia_Company
governor and council
gptkbp:governed_by gptkb:Virginia_Company_of_London
gptkbp:granted_rights_to English settlers
gptkbp:historical_documentation of the early 17th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Virginia Charter
gptkbp:included provisions for governance
gptkbp:influenced subsequent colonial charters
gptkbp:inspired other colonial charters
gptkbp:is_aimed_at expanding English influence
gptkbp:is_associated_with the founding of America
gptkbp:is_challenged_by colonial dissenters
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:court_cases
legal arguments
gptkbp:is_considered a foundational document
a precursor to the U. S. Constitution
gptkbp:is_criticized_for treatment of Indigenous peoples
gptkbp:is_examined_in historical research
gptkbp:is_noted_for its role in colonization
gptkbp:is_part_of Virginia's legal history
gptkbp:is_recognized_as land rights of Native Americans
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:historical_texts
gptkbp:is_related_to the establishment of representative government
gptkbp:is_studied_in American history courses
gptkbp:is_used_in legal disputes
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:led_to economic development in Virginia
establishment of Jamestown
gptkbp:preserved_by gptkb:British_Library
gptkbp:provided legal framework for the colony
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:historical_records
gptkbp:ratified_by gptkb:the_English_Crown
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Virginia_Charter_of_1612
gptkbp:set_in rights of colonists
gptkbp:significance foundation for English colonization
gptkbp:type gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkbp:was_influenced_by previous charters
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:the_Age_of_Discovery
early colonial history
gptkbp:was_revoked_by gptkb:King_Charles_I
gptkbp:written_in gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:year_created April 10, 1606
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jamestown_settlement
gptkb:Walter_Raleigh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5