Which Is the Best Interpretation of Historian Davis Eltis's Statement

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which is the best interpretation of historian Davis Eltis's statement: "In terms of immigration alone...America was an extension of Africa rather than Europe until the late nineteenth century."

• A) The colonists set up communities in the New World that were much closer to the communities of Africa than those of Europe.
• B) Many European colonists gave up the traditional ways of their homelands, while people brought to America from Africa retained most of their traditions.
• C) The new colonies were governed in ways that were unlike any kind of European government and more like African governments.
• D) Africans were not the largest group to immigrate to America, but they had the greatest influence on the new colonies.
• E) More Africans than Europeans came to North America in the early years of colonization.