Somers Isles Company

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The Somers Isles Company was an English chartered company that administered and exploited the colony of Bermuda (then called the Somers Isles) in the 17th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English chartered company
colonial trading company
administered Bermuda
Somers Isles
administeredColonyInCentury Bermuda in the 17th century
charteredBy English Crown
linked to: Kingdom of England

King James I of England
linked to: James VI and I
colonialPowerOf Bermuda ONNED1
continentOfTerritory North America
controlled land tenure in Bermuda
political institutions of Bermuda
trade of Bermuda
country Kingdom of England
economicPolicy monopoly over Bermuda exports
exploited Bermuda
governanceType proprietary colony administration
governed Somers Isles colony
linked to: Bermuda colony
historicalEra Age of Sail
English colonial era
historicalNameOfTerritory Somers Isles for Bermuda
linked to: Somers Isles
influencedDevelopmentOf Bermuda economy
Bermuda political system
Bermuda society
language English
legalForm joint-stock company
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean region
namedAfter Sir George Somers
linked to: George Somers
operatedInCentury 17th century
partOf English colonial empire
politicalStatusOfTerritory proprietary colony under English Crown
primaryEconomicActivities agricultural exploitation
land distribution
tobacco cultivation
region British North America
linked to: British America
relatedTo Virginia Company
colonization of Bermuda
religionInfluence Anglicanism in Bermuda
seaRegionOfTerritory North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: North Atlantic
successorTerritory Crown Colony of Bermuda
linked to: Bermuda colony
territorialJurisdiction Bermuda archipelago NERFINISHED
usedName Somers Isles ONNED1

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Somers Isles governedBy Somers Isles Company
Third Charter of Virginia effect incorporated the Somers Isles (Bermuda) into the Virginia Company’s patent
linked to: Somers Isles Company