How did Virginia Company of London treasurer Sir Edwin Sandys attract settlers to Virginia?
A) He instituted a system allotting land to anyone who paid for his passage to Virginia.
B) He began to bring African slaves to Virginia.
C) He expelled the Indians from the vicinity of Jamestown.
D) He drained the swamps near Jamestown to rid the region of mosquitoes and disease.
E) He raised the price of tobacco to lure growers with the promise of riches.
A
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