The Explanation for the Tremendous Population Growth of Seventeenth-Century New

question 16

Multiple Choice

The explanation for the tremendous population growth of seventeenth-century New England can be found in the ________.

• A) extraordinary fertility of New England women
• B) emphasis Puritans placed on having large families
• C) good relations maintained with local Indians
• D) long lives of New England settlers
• E) agricultural richness of the New World

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