What was the new way that English investors sought legal financial gai

What was the new way that English investors sought legal financial gain overseas beginning in the first decade of the 1600s?

A) financing ship piracy of Spanish gold and silver on the high seas
B) investing in French joint stock companies with the purpose of establishing settlements in Canada
C) investing in Spanish joint stock companies involved in plundering and establishing settlements in South America
D) investing in the English Virginia Company to find raw materials and establish settlements in North America

ANSWER
Answer: D