Question

Why did Virginia become a royal colony?

There was conflict with local American Indians and poor management by the Virginia Company.

The only type of colony at the time was a royal colony.

The colonists wanted the king to exercise more control over them.

Answer 1

On May 24, 1624, the Virginia Company's charter was revoked by King James I due to overwhelming financial problems and politics, and Virginia became a royal colony, which it remained until the Revolutionary War. This shift in control did not change the English policy towards the Powhatan Indians

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