After Exploring the Atlantic Coast in the Late Sixteenth Century

question 3

Multiple Choice

After exploring the Atlantic coast in the late sixteenth century, an Englishman writes in his journal about untouched wilderness. What could this description mean to a European?

• A) The land was beautiful and made him think badly of and ultimately reject the European countryside.
• B) It would take the expedition too much effort to build a settlement, and such a settlement was almost sure to fail.
• C) The Native Americans had developed bustling metropolises in many areas along the Atlantic coast.
• D) The English believed the land was theirs for the taking, despite the possible presence of Native Americans.
• E) The area lacked any resources that the English could successfully exploit because it was so underdeveloped.

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