I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is the third option. The colonies at Jamestown and Plymouth were sponsored by the London Company. The London Company<span> was an English joint stock </span>company<span> established in 1606 by royal charter by King James I with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America. </span>
A. Canyons and sedimentary deposits
I think the phrase you are looking for is "natural resources" - these include fresh water, food and fertile soil on which crops can easily be planted.
Answer:
Silk Roads, Sea Roads, and Sand Roads?
Explanation:
The desire of elites for hard-to-find luxury items
from distant parts of the Eurasian network, as well as
the accumulation of wealth, especially among
merchants who participated in the trade, motivated
long-distance commerce. Sustaining the commerce were the support of empires and smaller states that benefited directly from the trade; the spread of religious traditions, including Islam and Buddhism, that through shared beliefs tied merchants and sometimes whole societies together over wide regions; and the development of technologies like larger ships and the magnetic compass.
