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The name New England was given to the

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ThenameNewEnglandwasgiventothe

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[单选,材料题]ThenameNewEnglandwasgiventothenorthernareaofNorthAmericabythebossofoneofthetwoVirginiacompanies.

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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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