Question

Which are accurate descriptions of the English colonies in North America? Choose all answers that are correct. A. Settlers in the Plymouth colony were upper class English who refused to do hard physical labor. B. The winter after Captain John Smith returned to England was a period of suffering known as "the starving time." C. Unlike farmers in other colonies, Virginia planters refused to use African labor to help cultivate their crops. D. The first permanent English settlement in Virginia was established with the hope of finding gold.

Answer 1

The answers are:

A. Settlers in the Plymouth colony were upper class English who refused to do hard physical labor.

Because of this, the Plymouth colony had to suffer economic challenges during early years of its establishments. It took years before the Upper Class English able to adapted themselves in mining and agricultural activities.

B. The winter after Captain John Smith returned to England was a period of suffering known as "the starving time."

The periof of 'starving time' occurs around  1609-1610 in the Colony of Virginia. The harsh winter at that time made the crops that planted by the people started to die. The colony lose around 90% of its population during the starving time.

D. The first permanent English settlement in Virginia was established with the hope of finding gold.

But in the end, they did not find many gold and silver reserves in the area of settlement. Luckily for them, they found a quite large ore reserves, which is also considered to be a profitable commodity at that time.

Answer 2

A. Settlers in the Plymouth colony were upper class English who refused to do hard physical labor.

B. The winter after Captain John Smith returned to England was a period of suffering known as "the starving time."

D. The first permanent English settlement in Virginia was established with the hope of finding gold.

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