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Why were most of the first settlers in Jamestown motivated by the desire for riches? ( this is for my little sister's history )
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Why were most of the first settlers in Jamestown motivated by the desire for riches? ( this is for my little sister's history )

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The opportunity to make money was one of the primary motivators for the colonization of the New World. The Virginia Company of London established the Jamestown colony to make a profit for its investors.
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One of the primary motivators was to make money
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