Society and Culture in Provincial America EXAM A GRADED

1. Most seventeenth-century English migrants to the North American colonies were A. aristocrats. B. religious dissenters. C. laborers. D. commercial agents. E. landowners. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Topic: The Colonial Population 2. In the seventeenth century, the great majority of English immigrants who came to the Chesapeake region were A. slaves. B. women. C. convicts. D. indentured servants. E. religious dissenters. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Topic: The Colonial Population 3. Which of the following was NOT characteristic of the English indenture system? A. Most indentured servants received land upon completion of their contracts. B. Contracts for indenture generally lasted four to five years. C. The presence of indentured servants was a source of social unrest. D. Female indentured servants were typically not allowed to marry while under contract. E. Female indentured servants constituted one-fourth of the total arrivals. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Topic: The Colonial Populatio