the Virginia Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Partnerships
gptkbp:associated_with tobacco cultivation
gptkbp:capital £12,000
gptkbp:certification gptkb:King_James_I
gptkbp:challenges gptkb:Starving_Time
gptkbp:contributed_to the development of tobacco economy
gptkbp:dissolved 1624
the Crown
gptkbp:economy with Native Americans
gptkbp:encouraged_immigration to Virginia
gptkbp:established gptkb:Virginia
gptkb:House_of_Burgesses
the first permanent English settlement in America
gptkbp:faced_competition from other colonies
gptkbp:faced_financial_difficulties due to mismanagement
gptkbp:founded 1606
gptkbp:given_for a monopoly on trade
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Edward_Maria_Wingfield
gptkbp:had_a_monopoly on trade in Virginia
gptkbp:has_impact_on colonial governance
gptkbp:headquartered_in gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Virginia Company
gptkbp:influenced American colonial history
gptkbp:is_significant_for the early 17th century
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:John_Smith
gptkb:Sir_George_Yeardley
gptkb:Sir_Edwin_Sandys
gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Gates
gptkbp:key_player the early trade of furs and fish
the early years of American colonization
gptkbp:location gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:major_city gptkb:Jamestown
gptkbp:model future colonial enterprises
gptkbp:notable_contributor the early economy of Virginia
gptkbp:notable_players the transatlantic economy
gptkbp:operates_in under a royal charter
gptkbp:performed_by the spread of English culture in America
gptkbp:promoted land grants
indentured servitude
gptkbp:purpose establishing settlements in North America
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Virginia_General_Assembly
gptkbp:responsible_for the introduction of new crops
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:Virginia_Colony
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for the growth of the plantation system
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the expansion of English influence in North America
gptkbp:was_a_joint_venture_of English merchants and nobility
gptkbp:was_a_major_investor_in Virginia's economy
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to other colonial companies
gptkbp:was_involved_in gptkb:Anglo-Powhatan_Wars
land speculation
the Atlantic slave trade
the establishment of trade routes
the development of Virginia's infrastructure
the establishment of the first English colony in America
the establishment of plantations
the establishment of the first representative assembly in America
the establishment of a legal framework for governance
the establishment of the Anglican Church in Virginia
the establishment of social hierarchies in Virginia
gptkbp:was_part_of the larger trend of European colonization
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jamestown_Settlement
gptkb:Pocahontas
gptkb:Chief_Powhatan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4