By approximately 1625 (a little more than a century after Columbus' discovery), all of the following were true EXCEPT that

A. an international fishing community congregated annually off the Newfoundland coast.
B. the Spanish empire stretched from Mexico south to near the tip of South America.
C. the English had begun efforts to establish a permanent colony in North America.
D. the Portuguese were sailing directly to China around the south tip of Africa.


Answer: C

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