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What did the charter of the Virginia Company guarantee to overseas settlers?
What did the charter of the Virginia Company guarantee to overseas settlers?
- The right to free land
- The same rights as Englishmen (correct)
- The right to trade with Native Americans
- The right to establish their own government
Who wrote an extravagant exhortation for English colonization of the New World?
Who wrote an extravagant exhortation for English colonization of the New World?
- John Smith
- Richard Hakluyt (correct)
- Sir Walter Raleigh
- Christopher Columbus
What did Richard Hakluyt describe as a better and richer country than Mexico itself?
What did Richard Hakluyt describe as a better and richer country than Mexico itself?
- Spain
- Virginia (correct)
- England
- The New World
What did the defeat of the Spanish Armada lead to?
What did the defeat of the Spanish Armada lead to?
What did the charter of the Virginia Company gradually extend to subsequent English colonies?
What did the charter of the Virginia Company gradually extend to subsequent English colonies?