why was the virginia colony founded
Answer by RubyRoyal. Confidence votes 12. The main reason the Virginia Colony was founded, as the first charter of Virginia says, was propagating Christian Religion to such People, as yet live in Darkness and miserable Ignorance of the true Knowledge and Worship of God..Farther down in the charter they also mention finding gold, silver, and copper.he Virginia Colony was founded as an investment plan by the  Virginia Company, which had been granted a charter in June, 1606.  On May 14, 1607, after being funded by inves â¦ tors, explorers  established Jamestown Colony near the James River, off the  Chesapeake Bay. Answered. In Colonial America.