Question

The colonies at Jamestown and Plymouth were sponsored by the:

Dutch West India Company
Mayflower Compact
Dutch East India Company
London Company

Answer 1

The colonies at Jamestown and Plymouth were sponsored by the **London Company** and the **Mayflower Compact**, respectively. However, Jamestown was primarily established by the Virginia Company of London (often just referred to as the London Company), which was a joint-stock company. The Plymouth Colony was established by a group of English Puritans known as the Pilgrims who signed the Mayflower Compact as a governing document for their new colony.

So to clarify:
- Jamestown: Sponsored by the **London Company** (Virginia Company of London).
- Plymouth: Governed by the **Mayflower Compact** but not sponsored by it.

If you're specifically looking for sponsoring entities, the correct choice for Jamestown would be the London Company.