In arguing for royal assistance for English colonization, Richard Hakluyt stressed the
A) military advantages of building forts to threaten Spanish treasure fleets.
B) likelihood of settling religious dissenters and criminals in the New World.
C) possibilities of jointly exploiting the New World with Spain.
D) need to prevent Dutch expansion.

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Richard Hakluyt argued for English colonization by emphasizing the military advantages, particularly the opportunity to build forts that could threaten Spanish treasure fleets, thereby challenging Spain's dominance in the New World.

In Arguing for Royal Assistance for English Colonization, Richard Hakluyt