One of the Driving Forces Behind the Founding of England's

One of the driving forces behind the founding of England's first permanent colony was

A) merchants wanted to exploit commercial and agricultural opportunities for profit.
B) to establish a haven for English Catholics.
C) to gain knowledge about the flora and fauna of the New World.
D) to challenge France's power in the New World.
E) to gain cultural knowledge of the native groups who inhabited the region.