Most of the White Immigrants to the Colonies in the Eighteenth

question 48

Multiple Choice

Most of the white immigrants to the colonies in the eighteenth century were

• A) Poor
• B) Middle class
• C) Catholic
• D) Wealthy
• E) Slaveholders

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