Most seventeenth-century migrants to North America from England

A) arrived with other members of their families.
B) were single, middle-class men.
C) were single, lower-class men.
D) had been released from debtors' prisons.
E) sought to escape the Black Death then ravaging England.

Seventeenth-Century Migrants

Individuals or groups who relocated, often across national boundaries, during the 1600s, frequently for reasons such as religious freedom, economic opportunity, or as a result of being transported as convicts or indentured servants.

Lower-Class Men

Individuals from the bottom socio-economic tier of society, often characterized by lower income and limited access to resources.