Question
Read the excerpt and answer the question below.
“Where colonies are founded for a public-weal, they may continue in better obedience and become more industrious than where private men are absolute backers of a voyage. Men of better behavior and quality will engage themselves in a public service, which carries more reputation with it, than a private, which is for the most part ignominious in the end, because it is presumed to aim at a profit and is subject to rivalry, fraud, and envy, and when it is at the greatest height of fortune can hardly be tolerated because of the jealousy of the state. . . .”
-Richard Hakluyt, Reasons for Raising a Fund to Settle America On the Value of Colonies to England, 1605
Which of the following groups of people would have been most likely to oppose Hakluyt’s views in the excerpt?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) privateers preying on Spanish ships
A
privateers preying on Spanish ships
(Choice B) navigators looking for the northwest passage
B
navigators looking for the northwest passage
(Choice C) owners of joint-stock companies
C
owners of joint-stock companies
(Choice D) leaders of the Church of England
D
leaders of the Church of England
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“Where colonies are founded for a public-weal, they may continue in better obedience and become more industrious than where private men are absolute backers of a voyage. Men of better behavior and quality will engage themselves in a public service, which carries more reputation with it, than a private, which is for the most part ignominious in the end, because it is presumed to aim at a profit and is subject to rivalry, fraud, and envy, and when it is at the greatest height of fortune can hardly be tolerated because of the jealousy of the state. . . .”
-Richard Hakluyt, Reasons for Raising a Fund to Settle America On the Value of Colonies to England, 1605
Which of the following groups of people would have been most likely to oppose Hakluyt’s views in the excerpt?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) privateers preying on Spanish ships
A
privateers preying on Spanish ships
(Choice B) navigators looking for the northwest passage
B
navigators looking for the northwest passage
(Choice C) owners of joint-stock companies
C
owners of joint-stock companies
(Choice D) leaders of the Church of England
D
leaders of the Church of England
6 of 10
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The group that would have been most likely to oppose Hakluyt’s views in the excerpt is:
**(Choice C) owners of joint-stock companies**.
Hakluyt emphasizes the value of colonies founded for the public good, suggesting that private ventures tend to lead to profit motives and associated issues like rivalry and jealousy. Owners of joint-stock companies, which were private enterprises formed to fund voyages and seek profit, would likely oppose Hakluyt's argument that public-backed colonies are superior, as it undermines their business interests and the profitability of private ventures.
**(Choice C) owners of joint-stock companies**.
Hakluyt emphasizes the value of colonies founded for the public good, suggesting that private ventures tend to lead to profit motives and associated issues like rivalry and jealousy. Owners of joint-stock companies, which were private enterprises formed to fund voyages and seek profit, would likely oppose Hakluyt's argument that public-backed colonies are superior, as it undermines their business interests and the profitability of private ventures.