Hudson's Bay Company Was Chartered in Response to

question 80

Multiple Choice

Hudson's Bay company was chartered in response to

• A)an increase in Dutch transatlantic trade.
• B)Spanish pirates raiding English ships along the New England coastline.
• C)an increased demand for British products in the Spanish colonies.
• D)the growing presence of the French in Canada.
• E)an increase in violence with native groups in frontier regions.

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