What Was the Result of the Chronic Shortage of Marriageable

question 29

Multiple Choice

What was the result of the chronic shortage of marriageable Englishwomen in the southern colonies in the sixteenth century?

• A) Many English male colonists were forced to marry Native American women.
• B) Englishwomen married quickly but also had greater leverage in choosing a husband.
• C) The English Crown imported women, known as the filles du roi, to serve as wives for male colonists.
• D) Southern Englishmen initiated raids on Spanish settlements hoping to capture wives.

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