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  • King James granted a charter to the Virginia Company in 1606 to -
    Settle and "civilize" America for the English, create a buffer between English colonies and Spanish Florida, and find a route to Asia via the Northern Passage
  •  Jamestown Island's geography made it a favorable location for English settlers because -
    An island surrounded by water offered protection from hostile indigenous tribes and it allowed ships to restock the settlement
  •  One major difference between the lifestyles of the English settlers at Jamestown and the indigenous Powhatan people was that the
    practiced communal land ownership
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