Which of the Following Statements Accurately Characterizes Life in the Seventeenth-Century

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately characterizes life in the seventeenth-century North American plantation colonies?

• A) Unlike the mosquito-infested areas further south,the climate was mild and healthy.
• B) The much higher male death rate led to many children being raised by their birth mothers and stepfathers.
• C) Disease took such a toll on women that the colonies consisted largely of orphans and unmarried young men.
• D) Despite the effects of disease,enough settlers poured in to raise the population of Virginia from 2,000 in 1622 to 80,000 in 1640.

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