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In 1607, the Virginia Company founded Jamestown on the east coast of what is today the United States, with the intention of
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(Choice A) Providing a refuge for religious dissenters from Europe
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Providing a refuge for religious dissenters from Europe
(Choice B) Quickly extracting natural resources from the Americas and making its investors wealthy
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Quickly extracting natural resources from the Americas and making its investors wealthy
(Choice C) Founding a long-term English settlement in the New World
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Founding a long-term English settlement in the New World
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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) Providing a refuge for religious dissenters from Europe
A
Providing a refuge for religious dissenters from Europe
(Choice B) Quickly extracting natural resources from the Americas and making its investors wealthy
B
Quickly extracting natural resources from the Americas and making its investors wealthy
(Choice C) Founding a long-term English settlement in the New World
C
Founding a long-term English settlement in the New World
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(Choice B) Quickly extracting natural resources from the Americas and making its investors wealthy.
The Virginia Company established Jamestown primarily as a commercial venture with the aim of finding gold and other resources to generate profit for its investors. While the settlement did evolve to become a long-term colonial settlement, its founding goals were primarily economic.
(Choice B) Quickly extracting natural resources from the Americas and making its investors wealthy.
The Virginia Company established Jamestown primarily as a commercial venture with the aim of finding gold and other resources to generate profit for its investors. While the settlement did evolve to become a long-term colonial settlement, its founding goals were primarily economic.