Great Britain Sought to Attract Which of the Following to Its

question 46

Multiple Choice

Great Britain sought to attract which of the following to its American colonies in the eighteenth century?

• A) Protestants from non-English and less prosperous parts of the British Isles
• B) Catholics from France and Spain, thereby weakening England's enemies
• C) professionals and skilled craftsmen from England
• D) members of non-mainstream religions, particularly Quakers and Anabaptists
• E) wealthy merchants who could spur economic growth in the colonies

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