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robinn137

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According to a royal investigation in 1623 of the English colonies in Virginia, the average life expectancy of newly arrived setters was
 a. 2 years.
  b. 5 years.
  c. 10 years.
  d. 20 years.

Question 2

Of the 6,000 settlers who migrated to Virginia since the founding of the first permanent settlement in 1607, nearly ________ had died by 1623.
 a. 5,500
  b. 4,000
  c. 2,500
  d. 1,000



matt95

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Answer to Question 1

a. 2 years.

Answer to Question 2

b. 4,000



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