Quiz for America Compared: Transatlantic Migration, 1500–1760

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1. According to the graph, which pair of nations’ colonies had the highest percentage of Africans relative to Europeans between 1641 and 1760?

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Correct. The answer is d. France and the Netherlands had a small number of immigrants compared to Spain, Portugal, and Britain during this period, but they had the largest percentages of Africans relative to Europeans.
Incorrect. The answer is d. France and the Netherlands had a small number of immigrants compared to Spain, Portugal, and Britain during this period, but they had the largest percentages of Africans relative to Europeans.

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2. Based on the information in this graph, which type of colony was likely to have been most important to the French and the Dutch after 1641?

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Correct. The answer is a. Based on the large number of Africans they imported to their colonies after 1641, it is most likely that plantation colonies—on which African slaves provided the labor—were the most important to the French and the Dutch.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Based on the large number of Africans they imported to their colonies after 1641, it is most likely that plantation colonies—on which African slaves provided the labor—were the most important to the French and the Dutch.

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3. The information in this graph provides evidence for which of the following statements?

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Correct. The answer is b. The information on the graph—which illustrates the fact that the British colonies had the highest ratio of Europeans to Africans after 1640—provides evidence for the statement that Britain’s American possessions consisted of both neo-European and plantation colonies.
Incorrect. The answer is b. The information on the graph—which illustrates the fact that the British colonies had the highest ratio of Europeans to Africans after 1640—provides evidence for the statement that Britain’s American possessions consisted of both neo-European and plantation colonies.