What Was the Great Migration of the 17th Century

question 6

Multiple Choice

What was the Great Migration of the 17th century?

• A) It was the movement of Africans to the New World.
• B) It was the movement of Puritans to New England.
• C) It was the movement of Anglicans to Virginia.
• D) It was the movement of Catholics to Maryland
• E) It was the movement of Huguenots to South Carolina.

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