Question

Question 4 of 20:

Select the best answer for the question.
4. At the time of the American
Revolution, English citizens made up
less than
of the colonial
population, excluding Indigenous
Americans.
A. one-fifth
O B. two-thirds
OC. one-third
O D. half

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. one-fifth.

Step-by-step explanation:

English citizens made up a minority of the colonial population at the time of the American Revolution. It is estimated that at the time, English citizens made up less than one-fifth of the colonial population, excluding Indigenous Americans. The majority of the population consisted of individuals of African descent who were enslaved, as well as individuals of European, Native American, and mixed racial backgrounds.