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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) navigators looking for the northwest passage
A
navigators looking for the northwest passage
(Choice B) owners of joint-stock companies
B
owners of joint-stock companies
(Choice C) privateers preying on Spanish ships
C
privateers preying on Spanish ships
(Choice D) leaders of the Church of England
D
leaders of the Church of England
-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) navigators looking for the northwest passage
A
navigators looking for the northwest passage
(Choice B) owners of joint-stock companies
B
owners of joint-stock companies
(Choice C) privateers preying on Spanish ships
C
privateers preying on Spanish ships
(Choice D) leaders of the Church of England
D
leaders of the Church of England
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GPT-4o mini
The group most likely to oppose Hakluyt's views in the excerpt is (Choice B) owners of joint-stock companies.
Hakluyt argues for the benefits of colonies founded for the public weal, rather than those motivated by private profit. Joint-stock companies were typically organized to pursue profits and would therefore be in opposition to the notion that public service and reputation were superior to private enterprise in funding colonies.
Hakluyt argues for the benefits of colonies founded for the public weal, rather than those motivated by private profit. Joint-stock companies were typically organized to pursue profits and would therefore be in opposition to the notion that public service and reputation were superior to private enterprise in funding colonies.