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What was the goal of the sponsorship of Jamestown?

Agricultural exports for profit
Fishing rights to control the area
Precious metals and riches
An established colony for future trade

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The goal of the sponsorship of Jamestown is Agricultural exports for profit.William Kelso wrote that Jamestown "is where the British Empire began". It saved the colony by making a rule that anyone who did not work did not eat.
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