What changes made by the Virginia Company attracted settlers to Virginia?

Answer 1

In 1619, the Virginia Company of London instituted a number of changes, to help stimulate more investment and attract settlers from England. In the long view, foremost among these was the establishment of what became the House of Burgesses, the first representative legislative body in the European settlement of North America, predecessor of today's Virginia General Assembly. Also in 1619, the plantations and developed portions of the Colony were divided into four "incorporations" or "citiies" (sic), as they were then called. These were Charles Citiie, Elizabeth Citiie, Henrico Citiie, and James Citiie. The latter, which stretched across the Peninsula to the York River, included the seat of government for the entire colony at Jamestown Island. Each of the four "citiies" (sic) extended across the James River, the major thoroughfare of commerce for the settlers, and included land on both the north and south shores. Many new developments, known as "hundreds" were established.