Why Were New England Colonists More Likely to Maintain English

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Multiple Choice

Why were New England colonists more likely to maintain English customs than those who migrated to Virginia and Maryland?

• A) The New England colonists came from higher social ranks than those in the other colonies and were more familiar with traditional English customs.
• B) The New England colonists brought more English goods with them to America, which helped keep the traditions alive.
• C) The New England colonists tended to migrate as families and thus were able to keep family and other traditions in the New World.
• D) The New England colonists generally came to America as single men and women and found that preserving their English customs comforted them.
• E) The New England colonists were proud to be English, while the other colonists wanted to reject their English traditions.

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