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Indigenous Peoples and Early Colonization — Unit test

Question 2 • (Bergold)WCA 2130 US History 1 1st nine weeks 26-27

Why did the Virginia Company want to establish dominion over Virginia?

Answer
A
to take over all of North America
B
to claim a new route to Canada
C
to make money for investors
D
to sell more stock

Explanation

The Virginia Company was a joint-stock company, so investors paid for the colony and hoped to earn a profit from its resources and trade. Its goal in establishing dominion over Virginia was to make money for those investors, not to take over all of North America or claim a route to Canada.

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