Question

primary source analysis question # 9 read the excerpt from the charter of 1732 and answer the question. what do these poor subjects need to “defray” to settle in the americas according to the excerpt? a they need a way to pay their expenses b they need a way to sail or travel to the americas c they need a way to acquire a craft to set up business in the americas “whereas we are credibly informed, that many of our poor subjects are, through misfortunes and want of employment, reduced to great necessity, insomuch as by their labor they are not able to provide a maintenance for themselves and families; and if they had means to defray their charges of passage, and other expenses, incident to new settlements, they would be glad to settle in any of our provinces in america where by cultivating the lands, at present waste and desolate, they might not only gain a comfortable subsistence for themselves and families, but also strengthen our colonies and increase the trade, navigation and wealth of these our realms.”

Explanation:

The text mentions that poor subjects need means to defray their charges of passage and other expenses related to new settlements. The word "defray" means to pay for something. So they need a way to pay their expenses.

Answer:

A. They need a way to pay their expenses