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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) Founding a long-term English settlement in the New World
B
Founding a long-term English settlement in the New World
(Choice C) Quickly extracting natural resources from the Americas and making its investors wealthy
C
Quickly extracting natural resources from the Americas and making its investors wealthy


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

The Virginia Company established Jamestown primarily to profit from the natural resources in the New World, such as tobacco and gold. While establishing a permanent settlement was part of their plans, the primary focus was on economic gain.