Which statement provides the best interpretation of this sentence from text page 53? “The diversity of early English colonization must be emphasized precisely because it is so easy to overlook.”
A) Most historians did not realize how similar the English colonies were when they were initially settled.
B) The reasons that people settled the English colonies were so complex that they have only begun to be understood recently.
C) Settlers of the English colonies tended to overlook the hardships that they would face because they were so eager for religious freedom.
D) The experiences of the early English colonists cannot be separated from their experiences back in England.
E) Because most of the colonists were English, and eventually formed a single nation, many assume that they were originally more alike than different.
Answer: E
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