Which Statement Best Describes the Demography of New England in the Early

question 41

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the demography of New England in the early seventeenth century?

• A) Because of the harsh North American environment, New Englanders had a shorter life span and raised fewer children to adulthood than people living in England or other colonies.
• B) Because of better diets and the slow spread of infection, New Englanders had a longer life span and raised more children to adulthood than people living in England.
• C) Rapid population growth in New England resulted more from immigration than from childbearing.
• D) Population growth in New England was relatively slow compared with the population explosion England was experiencing.
• E) New England became a very diverse society as it practiced religious toleration and believed in the equality of races.

---

Definitions:

Internal Thought Processes

The mental operations and mechanisms through which individuals perceive, interpret, and organize their internal and external world.

Black Box

In technology and systems theory, a device, system, or object which can be viewed in terms of its inputs and outputs without any knowledge of its internal workings.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process where two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is initially elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Higher Class

A social stratum associated with high status, wealth, and power in a society.