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What was the primary reason for England's colonization of America?
What was the primary reason for England's colonization of America?
- To increase wealth and power (correct)
- To spread English culture
- To escape religious persecution
- To find new land for settlement
What was the main objective behind the founding of Jamestown in 1607?
What was the main objective behind the founding of Jamestown in 1607?
- To establish an economic venture (correct)
- To establish a religious community
- To find a strategic military location
- To escape political turmoil in England
Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?
Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?
- Spanish investors
- The stockholders of the Virginia Company of London (correct)
- French merchants
- The British government
What distinguished Jamestown as the first permanent English settlement in America?
What distinguished Jamestown as the first permanent English settlement in America?
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