The Virginia Company of London was a joint-stock company chartered by King James I in 1606 to establish a colony in North America. Such a venture allowed the Crown to reap the benefits of colonization—natural resources, new markets for English goods, leverage against the Spanish—without bearing the costs.
If your talking the 13 American Colonies.
Nationality: English, French, African
Work: Sailors, Traders, Gentry
Religious: Protestants, Anglicans, some Jews
(it would be useful if you could be more specific)
Yes... England has a queen and King
The American colonies of 1760, did many Americans consider themselves British? Did they consider themselves Englishmen, even if born in the colonies? Also, am I right in the impression that a resident of Massachusetts would be the least likely to identify as British? That they were the most independent minded, even in 1760?
