Question

In 1607, the Virginia Company founded Jamestown on the east coast of what is today the United States, with the intention of
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) Quickly extracting natural resources from the Americas and making its investors wealthy
A
Quickly extracting natural resources from the Americas and making its investors wealthy
(Choice B) Founding a long-term English settlement in the New World
B
Founding a long-term English settlement in the New World
(Choice C) Providing a refuge for religious dissenters from Europe
C
Providing a refuge for religious dissenters from Europe

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The correct answer is:

(Choice A) Quickly extracting natural resources from the Americas and making its investors wealthy.

While the long-term goal included establishing a settlement, the initial motivation of the Virginia Company was primarily focused on profit and resource extraction.