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Describe how England established territorial claims in North America. Include these terms in your answer: John Cabot, London Company, Jamestown.

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English rights in North America were established by John Cabot's brief stay here anyway. The London Company was established in 1607 by a gang of merchants to launch a lucrative colony. When they arrived in Virginia, they chose a peninsula that was swampy and gave it the name Jamestown.

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John Cabot's brief landing on Newfoundland established English claims in North America. In 1607, a group of merchants formed the London Company, to start a money making colony. When they reached Virginia, they settled in a swampy peninsula and named it Jamestown.

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