USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the author’s main purpose in paragraphs 3 and 4?
A
to describe the everyday lives of the Abenaki
B
to show how European migration to North America affected the Abenaki
C
to explain why the Europeans and Abenaki could not live peacefully together
D
to explain why the Abenaki want to buy back their traditional lands
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The causes for migration can be classified as “economic migration, social migration, political migration, and environmental migration” and the factors for migration can be summed up or called summation of various “Push (reason to leave the area)” and “Pull (reasons to move to the area)” factors.

Detailed explanation-2: -The three main causes were a rapid increase in population, class rule and economic modernization. Personal reasons are mentioned and discrimination against religious and ethnic minority groups are touched upon.

Detailed explanation-3: -Historians generally recognize three motives for European exploration and colonization in the New World: God, gold, and glory.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most Southern European immigrants were motivated by economic opportunity in the United States, while Eastern Europeans (primarily Jews) fled religious persecution.

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