Answer:
Option: earn profits by discovering minerals and developing a fur trade with Indians.
Explanation:
Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in New World, founded in 1607. The main purpose of establishing a colony in America was economic reasons. In the 17th century, some of the European countries were sending settlers to the New World for generating wealth for the Empires. England also entered in the competition to increase wealth and power by expanding its empire in America. Settlers developed a trading connection with Indians for fur and found other materials.