Identify the Statement That Is False

question 21

Multiple Choice

Identify the statement that is false.

• A) The population of the 13 colonies, mainly Anglo-Saxon, was the least mixed to be found anywhere in the world.
• B) The South, holding about 90 percent of the slaves, displayed its historic black-and-white racial composition.
• C) New England, mostly staked out by the original Puritan migrants, showed the least ethnic diversity.
• D) The Middle Colonies received the bulk of later white immigrants and boasted the most variety of peoples.
• E) In 1775, outside of New England, about one-half the population was non-English.

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