“The English, who are in our neighborhood, have from the beginning populated their land with all sorts of people, who have cleared the forests, constructed solid dwellings, and established agricultural estates. In contrast, our own nation has relied primarily on trade with the natives. Our settlements are sparse and populated chiefly by agents of the Company, who seek immediate returns in furs rather than the long-term cultivation of the soil. Consequently, we find ourselves outnumbered and vulnerable to the expansion of our neighbors.”
— Adapted from a report on the condition of New Netherland, c. 1650
Which of the following developments in seventeenth-century North America is best explained by the differences described in the excerpt?
- The rapid demographic growth and territorial expansion of English colonies, which eventually led to the displacement of rival European claims.Cevap
- BThe creation of a culturally and economically uniform English colonial system centered around small family-based agricultural estates.
- CThe immediate adoption of lifelong, hereditary chattel slavery as the primary agricultural labor system in all English colonies.
- DThe development of a colonial economy in New England that rejected mercantilist restrictions to trade freely with other European powers.
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The rapid demographic growth and territorial expansion of English colonies, which eventually led to the displacement of rival European claims.
The correct option explains that the English colonization model, which prioritized large-scale settlement and agriculture, drove rapid demographic expansion. This growth enabled the English to physically dominate the region and eventually displace rival European powers, such as the Dutch, whose trade-focused settlements remained underpopulated and vulnerable.
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Comparison of European Colonization Models (Dutch vs. English)
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