All of the following differences existed between the British colonies and the Portuguese/Spanish colonies, EXCEPT:
a. More racial interbreeding occurred in the Spanish and Portuguese colonies.
b. British colonists were far more numerous than Spanish colonists.
c. The British colonists sought to escape European traditions, while Spanish/Portuguese sought to recreate it in the Americas.
d. The British colonization began a full 100 years before the Spanish/Portuguese colonization.
Answer: d. The British colonization began a full 100 years before the Spanish/Portuguese colonization.
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