Properties (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
joint-stock company
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:English_colonization_of_the_Americas
gptkb:Anglo-Powhatan_Wars gptkb:Virginia_Assembly cultural assimilation colonial expansion plantation economy colonial governance land grants colonial society Tobacco cultivation colonial conflicts colonial legislation colonial trade routes colonial governance structures colonial infrastructure European_exploration cultural_exchange economic_development_of_Virginia |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Native_Americans
|
| gptkbp:capital |
£12,000
|
| gptkbp:certifications |
gptkb:King_James_I
|
| gptkbp:challenges |
financial losses
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1624
failure to generate profit |
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Jamestown
a_group_of_London_merchants |
| gptkbp:firstAppearance |
gptkb:Jamestown
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1606
in_North_America |
| gptkbp:goal |
establish_a_colony_in_North_America
|
| gptkbp:governance |
governor and council
|
| gptkbp:governmentType |
royal charter
|
| gptkbp:governs |
gptkb:Edward_Maria_Wingfield
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the Virginia Company
|
| gptkbp:impact |
American_history
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
mercantilism
|
| gptkbp:internationalRelations |
supported_by_the_Crown
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
foundation_of_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Virginia
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
development of trade networks
first representative assembly in America introduction of indentured servitude introduction of the headright system introduction of tobacco as cash crop arrival of the first enslaved Africans introduction of new agricultural practices establishment of plantations first African slaves arrive in Virginia first Thanksgiving in Virginia arrival_of_the_Mayflower development_of_Virginia's_economy establishment_of_schools_in_Virginia establishment_of_the_House_of_Burgesses establishment_of_trade_with_England introduction_of_the_Anglican_Church |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Henricus
|
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:Pocahontas
gptkb:John_Smith gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Dale gptkb:Sir_Edwin_Sandys |
| gptkbp:primaryMission |
tobacco
|
| gptkbp:revenue |
trade and agriculture
investment by shareholders |
| gptkbp:significantEvent |
Starving Time
|
| gptkbp:succeededBy |
gptkb:Virginia_Colony
|
| gptkbp:type |
colonial enterprise
|
| gptkbp:year |
1607
|