Re-organisation of Jamestown after 3rd charter Flashcards
Second charter: 23 May 1609
Enlargement and expansion
Changed government from local councils with elected Presidents to a Governor appointed by London
Listed all 650 investors
Treasurer and Company
Authorised by the King
Success of plantation depended on
The blessing of god
Support of the King
The provident and good direction of the whole enterprise by a careful and understanding Council
Not convenient that all the adventurers meet often
Meant a perpetual council was set up in London
Treasurer named as
Sir Thomas Smith
Thomas West
Third Baron De la Warr
1577-1618
De la Warr appointed
Governor For Life and Captain-General of Virginia to replace Smith
First Anglo-Powhatan war
Sparked by Powhatan killing Ratcliffe
Conflict followed
De la Warr recruited
150 men
Fitted out 3 ships at his own expense
De la Warr sailed to Virginia
March 1610
Arrived June 1610