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Virginia Company  

Definition

  • The Virginia Company was a joint-stock company that was chartered by King James I of England in 1606. Its purpose was to build up the British merchant fleet, find precious metals, and establish a permanent British presence in North America to counter the Spanish threat. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Virginia Company]

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