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A Jamestown Lesson


One of the major enduring lessons from the colonial period are what rights were given to the early settlers? How did these early rights eventually lead to Reovlutionary War?

EXERCISE: DOCUMENT REVIEW: Read the document presenting the charter of Jamestown.

What rights are given to the residents of the Jamestown colony?
What governing body was established?