Br England's only presence in the "New World" was in the sea off
Newfoundland in Canada, where dozens of English, French, Basque, and
Spanish ships could be found fishing. Millions of fish) were taken off the
Grand Banks. Some of the fishermen had even begun to make contact
t(1) the people who lived on the Atlantic shores.) The English would
soon go north, looking for a way to get to China and its riches.
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