ThenameNewEnglandwasgiventothe
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[单选,材料题]ThenameNewEnglandwasgiventothenorthernareaofNorthAmericabythebossofoneofthetwoVirginiacompanies.回答下面的题目：
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
参考答案：B
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