Question

passengers on ship alice from london england to virginia 1635 the under-written are to be transported to virginia, imbarqued in the alice, richard orchard, mr. the men have taken an oath of allegianc & supreme. first name; surname; age men edward hughes 21 james mory 21 robert haggara 33 the askew 21 richd cooke 21 miles atkinson 22 rowland vaughan 19 richard nutt 18 fra: jenkinson 28 willm keridrid 20 jo wilson 29 richd baxter 21 jo: bently 21 jo: molesworth 34 jo wr@m 21 charles peacock 28 chas heaton 30 jo smith 20 jo cooper 29 culwall a waggon 20 jo vearn 35 the atkinson 27 which of the following best explains the gender ratio of migrants to virginia in the early colonial period? select one answer a intermarriage between english men and powhatan women created fewer marriage opportunities for english women. b high mortality rates affected mostly men in virginia, thus creating a greater need for men to balance the population. c because of the higher population density in the chesapeake region, more women were needed for domestic work. d the development of large cash-crop plantations created a need for young men to work labor- intensive crops. no answer saved

Explanation:

To determine the best explanation for the gender ratio of migrants to Virginia in the early colonial period, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Intermarriage between English men and Powhatan women is not the main reason for the gender ratio of migrants (migrants here are from England, and intermarriage is a different dynamic).
• Option B: High mortality rates affecting mostly men would not create a male - dominated migrant gender ratio; if men had high mortality, we would expect fewer men, not more.
• Option C: The population density in the Chesapeake region and the need for women in domestic work does not explain why more men were migrating initially.
• Option D: The development of large cash - crop plantations (like tobacco) in Virginia created a high demand for labor. Young men were needed to work on these plantations, so more men migrated to Virginia to meet this labor demand. This aligns with the historical context of Virginia's early colonial economy, where plantation agriculture drove labor needs, and men were the primary labor force for this intensive agricultural work.

Answer:

D. The development of large cash - crop plantations created a need for young men to work labor - intensive crops.