History & Social Studies
What were the reasons given by Richard Hakluyt that England should start a colony?
Creating America: A History of the United States, McDougal Littell, 2005, page 104
Creating America: A History of the United States, McDougal Littell, 2005, page 104
Hakluyt believed that colonies would provide a market for English exports, serve as a new source for raw materials, and build up England's gold supply. He also thought that the English colonies would help establish Protestanism in the Americas.
Creating America