ignation ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 0 — two ▁years ▁after ▁R ale igh ' s ▁execution , ▁and ▁two ▁years ▁before ▁a ▁major ▁revol t ▁caused ▁by ▁S my the ' s ▁policy ▁of ▁" root ing ▁out " ▁the ▁native ▁people . ▁To ▁address ▁the ▁new ▁col ony ' s ▁many ▁problems , ▁S my the ▁ordered ▁both ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁religious ▁conversion ▁of ▁the ▁Native ▁Americans ▁and ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁to b acco ▁c rop ▁In ▁ 1 6 2 0 , ▁S my the ▁was ▁formally ▁charged ▁with ▁en rich ing ▁himself ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁King ▁James ▁rev oked ▁the ▁col ony ' s ▁char ter ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 4 , ▁making ▁it ▁a ▁royal ▁col ony ▁instead . ▁Although ▁S my the ▁was ▁held ▁to ▁be ▁partly ▁to ▁bl ame , ▁and ▁despite ▁the ▁king ' s ▁hat red ▁of ▁to b acco ▁and ▁desire ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁Christian ▁emp ire , ▁S my the ▁non eth eless ▁retained ▁the ▁king ' s ▁support . ▁Parliament ari ans ▁ur ging ▁the ▁gra ft ▁investigation ▁included ▁Nicholas ▁Ferr ar ▁( S my the ' s ▁former ▁deput y ) ▁and ▁Ed win ▁Sand ys . ▁The ▁inqu iry ▁continued ▁until ▁S my the ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 5 , ▁despite ▁the ▁King ' s ▁ref us al ▁to ▁accepted ▁the ▁charges ▁against ▁S my the . ▁ ▁The ▁King ' s ▁officials ▁continued ▁to ▁consult ▁S