2007-12-09 14:24:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
Jamestown was organized under a royal charter signed by James I in 1606. He granted the Virginia Company authority to start a commercial enterprise in what is now Virgina. In effect Jamestown started as a company intended to make money.
Between 1606 and 1619 it became clear that Jamestown was becoming a permanent settlement. Women and children began to arrive and the colony become more then just a commercial operation. In 1609 the king signed a second charter and shares were sold to the public. This meant that James I didn't have absolute control over the operation, many others had a say. to quote one site "By 1618, however, martial law was abolished, the legislative assembly created, and some of the power of government finally trickled into the hands of the settlers. Together, the two trends explained above accelerated the overall trend towards a colony less commercial, and more political in character"
In 1619 a legislative Assembly was formed this formed a basis for representative government in the colony.
2007-12-09 15:16:33 · answer #1 · answered by icabod 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Jamestown Government
2016-09-30 07:10:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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What was the type of government established in jamestown?
2015-08-10 13:14:50 · answer #3 · answered by Evelin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jamestown was a British colony that operated under a charter from the King of England. It had a governor who was appointed by the company that had the charter from the king. However, in 1619, the first representative assembly in America met in Jamestown.
2016-03-18 00:24:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Jamestown was a venture by the Virginia company to make a profit. Men were appointed to rule the rest. They were expected to meet their financial obligation. On 1612 John Rolfe was the first to make a profit- he produced tobacco. In 1617 the Virginia company established a head-right system which brought indentured servants to Jamestown. The indentured servants served on investors lands. The first blacks came in 1620, and most of those worked with and intermarried with the indentured servants. The blacks were not slaves. There was no formal government.
2016-03-27 02:23:03 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
type government established jamestown
2016-01-29 21:36:01 · answer #6 · answered by Rita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jamestown was organized but he was expired by queen Elizabeth.
2013-12-03 10:47:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the english colony was let to war form being mean to each other cause they wernt far fair to each other
2014-01-21 13:17:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋