Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes North America in the Mid-Eighteenth

question 78

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately describes North America in the mid-eighteenth century?

• A) The British colonies remained untouched by the demand for consumer goods due to a struggling economy.
• B) British colonists experienced exceedingly low birth rates and life expectancy rates due to poor quality of life.
• C) Slavery had reached its height, from where began a steep decline before it ended with the Civil War.
• D) Free white colonists enjoyed perhaps the highest per capita income in the world.
• E) The British colonies had a much smaller population base when compared to the French colonies.

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