The Scottish and Scotch-Irish Immigrants to the Colonies

question 137

Multiple Choice

The Scottish and Scotch-Irish immigrants to the colonies:

• A) were almost uniformly Catholics.
• B) usually worked in the West Indies before moving to the mainland colonies.
• C) were often physicians, merchants, and teachers.
• D) did little to add to the religious diversity in America.
• E) represented only a small fraction of the immigration to the colonies.

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