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Question 18 • LCS-Teacher Remediation-M/J United States History_Q1

Why was Jamestown taken over by the British government in 1624?

Answer
A
The British government wanted to grow tobacco in the colony.
B
Landowners in the colony demanded that the British government take over.
C
Britain wanted to create a barrier near the boundary of New Spain.
D
There had been too much death and conflict with the American Indians.

Explanation

In 1624, the English Crown revoked the Virginia Company’s charter and made Virginia a royal colony. The colony had suffered severe losses and instability, including deadly conflict with Indigenous peoples, especially after the 1622 attack by the Powhatan. This best matches choice D, although the takeover also reflected the Crown’s dissatisfaction with the company’s management.

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