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The Virginia Company refers collectively to a joint stock company chartered by James I on 10 April 1606 with the purposes of establishing settlements on the coast of North America.
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In 1607, 104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. On May 13 they picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America.
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In 1619, just 12 years after Jamestown was found, slaves were brought in from Africa to do the hard work and labor that the white man did not want to do.
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In 1790, law was passed that only white males who owned land could vote. Land was still expensive and not many people owened property back then, so only the wealthiest of men could vote.
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A film exploiting corporations and their faults. This film came out to inform the people about how much influence corporations have on the economy and society today.
