What was the main reason the population of the British North American colonies increased in the eighteenth century?
A) Settlers had a high birthrate.
B) A decade of bumper rice crops led better diets and longer life spans.
C) Immigration from Europe provided a steady influx of people.
D) Colonists learned that better sanitation limited diseases and increased life spans.
E) Wars with the Spanish and French ended.
A
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a. taxation of conquered territories. b. provincial resources. c. the sale of slaves from newly assimilated territories. d. construction of roads and aqueducts. e. vast new opportunities for trade.
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a. true b. false