Virginia Company of London

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf joint-stock company
gptkbp:archaeologicalFindings gptkb:Jamestown
gptkbp:associated_with early_American_democracy
English_colonization
Virginia's_early_economy
gptkbp:capital £12,000
gptkbp:challenges gptkb:Spanish_Empire
financial losses
starvation
conflicts_with_Native_Americans
gptkbp:contributedTo cultural_exchange
Virginia's_political_structure
cultural_diversity_in_Virginia
settler_society_in_Virginia
gptkbp:dissolved 1624
failure to generate profit
gptkbp:encouraged agricultural development
diversification of crops
migration_to_America
gptkbp:established trade routes
governance structures
tobacco plantations
legal frameworks for land ownership
merchants and investors
trade_with_England
social_hierarchies_in_Virginia
gptkbp:exportedTo tobacco
gptkbp:firstAppearance 1607
gptkbp:founded 1606
gptkbp:governance Board_of_Directors
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London
gptkbp:historical_significance first joint-stock company in the New World
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virginia Company of London
gptkbp:impact American_history
gptkbp:influence subsequent colonial companies
gptkbp:influenced colonial trade practices
colonial governance models
American_identity
British_colonial_policy
gptkbp:is_involved_in land disputes
slave trade
land grants
exporting_goods_to_England
gptkbp:issues labor shortages
gptkbp:key_figure gptkb:John_Smith
gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Smith
gptkb:Sir_Edwin_Sandys
gptkbp:legacy Virginia's_development
gptkbp:location gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Jamestown
gptkbp:operates_in 1624
gptkbp:opposedBy local tribes
gptkbp:promoted religious freedom
indentured servitude
economic independence
economic_growth_in_Virginia
gptkbp:provides_access_to gptkb:King_James_I
gptkbp:purpose establishing_settlements_in_North_America
gptkbp:reform gptkb:Virginia_Council
gptkbp:relationship gptkb:Native_Americans
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Royal_Colony_of_Virginia
gptkbp:revenue profit-seeking
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Virginia_Colony
gptkbp:type chartered company