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In establishing the Jamestown settlement, King James I permitted Englanders to become a member of the Virginia Company of London, which allowed settlers to eventually have a portion of their own land in the New World. _____________ were investors who had the money to buy shares in the VCL but did not leave England, while _______________ were required to work for a predetermined number of years in exchange for housing, clothing, and food.AnswersAiGroup of answer choicesAdventurers, PlantersPuritans, PlantersPlanters, AdventurersPuritans, Adventurers

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In establishing the Jamestown settlement, King James I permitted Englanders to become a member of the Virginia Company of London, which allowed settlers to eventually have a portion of their own land in the New World. _____________ were investors who had the money to buy shares in the VCL but did not leave England, while _______________ were required to work for a predetermined number of years in exchange for housing, clothing, and food.AnswersAiGroup of answer choicesAdventurers, PlantersPuritans, PlantersPlanters, AdventurersPuritans, Adventurers

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The correct answer is "Adventurers, Planters". Adventurers were investors who had the money to buy shares in the Virginia Company of London but did not leave England, while Planters were required to work for a predetermined number of years in exchange for housing, clothing, and food.

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