Question

A charter to start a colony was granted by King James I of England to what group?

A)The England Company

B)The Chesapeake Bay Company

C)The New World Company

D)The Virginia Company of London

Answer 1

D

Step-by-step explanation:

Granted a charter by King James I in 1606, the Virginia Company was a joint-stock company created to establish settlements in the New World. This is a seal of the Virginia Company, which established the first English settlement in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.