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it's a,d, and e.A because the laborers in Virginia were mostly slaves from west africa. brought on ships. B is wrong because the Plymouth colony was started by protestants who wanted religious and political freedom from King James of England. C is no because it was only temporary and was initially made for governing the Plymouth colony. D is a yes. E yes because that's why the slaves were brought there in the first place, so plantation owners could get quick money by growing tobacco
The correct answers are A) Many laborers on the plantations of Virginia were brought from Africa in chains. C) The Mayflower Compact established the precedent that the colonies would govern themselves. D) Most colonists in both New England and Virginia survived despite the hardships. E) Virginia's major cash crop became tobacco.
We are referring to colonial America times, where many things happened as part of the establishment of the first English colonies in North America. Yes, slaves were brought to the Virginia plantations, where John Rolfe taught people how to grow tobacco in Jamestown. It resulted in great success and tobacco was exported to Europe and became the king of crops in the colony.
The Mayflower Compact indeed established the precedent that the colonies would govern themselves when pilgrims signed it during their trip from England to America in 1620, onboard the Mayflower ship. People from Virginia and New England faced many hardships due to the land conditions, extreme weather, diseases, and sometimes, lack of food. But they could overcome those situations and prosper.
So yes, the correct statements about the English colonies in North America that are true are the following: many laborers on the plantations of Virginia were brought from Africa in chains, the Mayflower Compact established the precedent that the colonies would govern themselves, and most colonists in both New England and Virginia survived despite the hardships, and Virginia's major cash crop became tobacco.