Who backed the first colonization efforts undertaken by the English in the New World?
A) Henry VII
B) Italians acting for the English monarch
C) Parliament
D) Catholic merchants
E) Elizabeth I

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Elizabeth I was the monarch who backed the first colonization efforts undertaken by the English in the New World. She granted a royal charter to Sir Walter Raleigh to establish the first English colony, which he named Virginia.

Who Backed the First Colonization Efforts Undertaken by the English