How Did Richard Hakluyt Explain His Claim That There Was

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Multiple Choice

How did Richard Hakluyt explain his claim that there was a connection between freedom and colonization?

• A) The English constitutional system would improve on Spain's less structured system in the New World.
• B) English colonization would save the New World from Spanish tyranny.
• C) The only way to achieve true freedom was through wealth,and the abundant gold in the New World would make all Englishmen wealthy.
• D) A person was only truly free when outside the constraints of established societies such as those in Europe.
• E) He claimed no such connection; he saw them as separate and unrelated.

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