The correct answer is D) Richard Hakluyt.
England became interested in colonization through the efforts of the geographer Richard Hakluyt.
Richard Hakluyt (1552-1616) was an English geographer that supported British exploration to new territories and wrote "The Principal Navigations. Voyages and Discoveries of the English Nation" that includes many English explorations to the Americas. He was a firm believer of the English expansion overseas.