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The Plymouth Company, officially known as the Virginia Company of Plymouth, was a company chartered by King James in 1606 along with the Virginia Company of London with responsibility for colonizing the east coast of America between latitudes 38° and 45° N.
- (10 April 1606; 417 years ago) at Westminster, England
- London, England
Plymouth Company, commercial trading company chartered by the English crown in 1606 to colonize the eastern coast of North America in present-day New England. Its shareholders were merchants of Plymouth, Bristol, and Exeter. Its twin company was the more successful Virginia Company.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Feb 25, 2023 · The Plymouth Company, also known as the Virginia Company of Plymouth, was a key player in the race for colonial power in the Americas during the early 17th century. Chartered by King James I in 1606, the company's main objective was to establish a colony on the eastern coast of North America, between the latitudes of 38° and 45° N.
Plymouth Company. (also called Virginia Company of Plymouth), organized 1606 by King James I of England to establish colonies in North America between 38° and 45° N. latitude; settled colony at mouth of Kennebec River 1607, abandoned it 1608; reorganized as Plymouth Council for New England 1620; Plymouth Company was the n. branch of a joint ...
The Plymouth Company began as one of two competing branches of the proprietary Virginia Company chartered by King James I in 1606 to raise private funds to settle "Virginia," a name that at the time applied to the entire northeast coast of North America.
Sep 28, 2016 · The Plymouth Company was a joint stock company founded in 1606 by King James I with the goal of establishing settlements along the east coast of North America. Who Settled Plymouth Colony?
Jan 7, 2022 · It examines how the leaders and members of the Plymouth Company and Massachusetts Bay Company, as corporate bodies, established and nurtured a distinct form of governmental identity.
