Question

The charter granted to the Virginia Company allowed it to settle the colony of Jamestown. The charter was also important because it
A.
established the first colonial government.
B.
instructed the colonists to grow tobacco.
C.
gave settlers the rights of English citizens.
D.
allowed the colonists to take native land.

Answer 1

C. It gave settlers the rights of English citizens.

The Virginia Company charter guaranteed that colonists would have the same rights as Englishmen, even though they were living in the New World.