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CLEP US History I

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The Great Migration describes which of the following events in colonial history?
  1. The settlement of Canada by the French
  2. The forcing of the Native Americans to move West
  3. The large numbers who were banished from Puritan communities
  4. The influx of Puritans from England to the New England colonies
  5. The flood of escaped slaves that migrated to the North
Explanation
Answer: D - The Great Migration refers to the estimated 21,000 Puritans who left England for the colonies in the 1630s. While migration to these colonies dropped off considerably in the following decades, this initial influx was enough to create the stable based required for the New England colonies to thrive.
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