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“We must clear the fields, build our houses, and cultivate the land with our own hands and the labor of our servants... Our purpose is to establish permanent towns and agricultural communities where our families may multiply, rather than merely setting up temporary outposts for trade.”

— *Adapted from an English colonial promotion pamphlet, 1622*

The goals described in the pamphlet most directly reflect which of the following characteristics of the British colonization model?

  1. The focus on establishing agricultural settlements populated by English families and servants.Answer
  2. B
    The uniform establishment of Puritan religious dominance across all English colonies.
  3. C
    The creation of self-sufficient manufacturing industries that traded freely with other European powers.
  4. D
    The immediate reliance on lifelong, hereditary chattel slavery as the primary agricultural labor source.

Answer

The focus on establishing agricultural settlements populated by English families and servants.
The correct answer is correct because the British colonization model was characterized by agricultural settlement, family migration, and a reliance on indentured servants and colonists rather than just trading posts or subjugation of indigenous populations.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the stimulus passage for key goals of the colonizers.
The passage highlights clearing fields, building houses, establishing permanent towns, and settling with families.
This identifies the core characteristics of the specific colonization model being referenced.
2
Compare these characteristics with the known European colonization models.
Unlike the French/Dutch focus on fur trade or the Spanish focus on resource extraction, the British model focused on agricultural settlement and family migration.
This narrows down the potential correct answer options.
3
Evaluate the choices to find the one matching the British model while eliminating distractors.
The option emphasizing agricultural settlements populated by English families matches, while other choices contain historical errors like conflating regions or misinterpreting mercantilism and labor.
This yields the final correct option.

Key Concept

British Colonization Model
Estimated Time:45s
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