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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Somers Isles Company canonical | 2 |
| incorporated the Somers Isles (Bermuda) into the Virginia Company’s patent | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English chartered company
ⓘ
colonial trading company ⓘ |
| administered |
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bermuda
Somers Isles ⓘ |
| administeredColonyInCentury | Bermuda in the 17th century ⓘ |
| charteredBy |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
surface form:
English Crown
James VI and I ⓘ
surface form:
King James I of England
|
| 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 (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bermuda
|
| governanceType | proprietary colony administration ⓘ |
| governed |
Bermuda colony
ⓘ
surface form:
Somers Isles colony
|
| historicalEra |
Age of Sail
ⓘ
English colonial era ⓘ |
| historicalNameOfTerritory |
Somers Isles
ⓘ
surface form:
Somers Isles for Bermuda
|
| influencedDevelopmentOf |
Bermuda economy
ⓘ
Bermuda political system ⓘ Bermuda society ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | joint-stock company ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Atlantic Ocean region ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
George Somers
ⓘ
surface form:
Sir George Somers
|
| operatedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| partOf | English colonial empire ⓘ |
| politicalStatusOfTerritory | proprietary colony under English Crown ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivities |
agricultural exploitation
ⓘ
land distribution ⓘ tobacco cultivation ⓘ |
| region |
British America
ⓘ
surface form:
British North America
|
| relatedTo |
Virginia Company of London
ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Company
colonization of Bermuda ⓘ |
| religionInfluence | Anglicanism in Bermuda ⓘ |
| seaRegionOfTerritory |
North Atlantic
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| successorTerritory |
Bermuda colony
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown Colony of Bermuda
|
| territorialJurisdiction | Bermuda archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedName | Somers Isles ONNED1 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
incorporated the Somers Isles (Bermuda) into the Virginia Company’s patent