1606 - Wikipedia April 10 – Charter of 1606: The First Charter of Virginia is adopted, by which King James I of England grants rights to the Virginia Company (comprising the London Company and Plymouth Company) to settle parts of the east coast of North America
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The English Establish a Foothold at Jamestown, 1606-1610 On December 20, 1606, ships of the London Company set sail from England to establish a colony in Virginia The would-be colonists arrived in Chesapeake Bay in April 1607 On board were 105 men, including 40 soldiers, 35 "gentlemen," and various artisans and laborers
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Virginia Charter of 1606 (April 10, 1606) - Encyclopedia. com VIRGINIA CHARTER OF 1606 (April 10, 1606)This was the first royal charter issued for the planting of a colony in America Charters were usually issued to private trading companies, as in this case, or to proprietary lords
1606 - Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias * January 27 - Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins * January 31 - Guy Fawkes is executed for his plotting against Parliament and James I of England * February 26 - Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon makes the first confirmed sighting of Australia by a European