The name New England was given to the
ThenameNewEnglandwasgiventothe
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[单选,材料题]ThenameNewEnglandwasgiventothenorthernareaofNorthAmericabythebossofoneofthetwoVirginiacompanies.回答下面的题目:
TheFirstSettlementinNorthAmerica
Itisverydifficulttosayjustwhencolonizationbegan.ThefirsthundredyearsafterChristopherColumbusjourneyofdiscoveryin1492didnotproduceanysettlementontheNorthAmericacontinentbutrathersomeSpanishtradingpostsfurthersouth,agreatinterestingoldandadventure,andsomecolorfulcrimesinwhichtheEnglishhadtheirpart.JohnCahot,originallyfromGenoabutacitizenofVenice,wasestablishedasatraderinBristol,England,whenhemadeajourneyin1497.Buthisship,theMatthew,withitscrewofeighteen,didnomorethanseeanislandprohablyofftheNewEnglandcoast)andreturnhome.HeandhissonmadefurthervoyagesacrossthenorthAtlanticwhichenabledtheEnglishcrowntoclaima"legal"titletoNorthAmericA.ButforalongtimeafterwardstheEuropeansinterestinAmericawasmainlyconfinedtotheSpanishactivitiesfurthersouth.
ThefirstbeginningofpermanentsettlementinNorthAmericawerenearlyahundredyearsafterColumbusfirstvoyage.TheEnglishmanSirWalterRaleighclaimedthewholeofNorthAmericaforEngland,callingitVirginiA.In1585hesentasmallgroupofpeoplewholandedinRoanokeIsland,buttheystayedonlyforayearandthenwentbacktoEnglandwithanotherexpedition,ledbyDrake,in1587.Asecondgroupwholandedin1587hadalldisappearedwhenafurtherexpeditionarrivedin1590.
ThefirstpermanentsettlementinNorthAmericawasin1607.EnglishcapitalistsfoundedtwoVirginiacompanies,asouthernonebasedinLondonandanorthernonebasedinBristol.ItwasdecidedtogivethenameNewEnglandtothenorthernareA.ThefirstsettlersinVirginiawerelittlemorethanwageslavestothecompany.Allweremenandtheexperimentwasnotverysuccessful.ManydieD.Thosewhosurvivedlivedinmiserableconditions.By1619thecolonyhadonlyathousandpeople.
Weknowforsurethatcolonizationbeganattheendofthe15thcentury,
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
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