Which statements about the English colonies in North America are true? Choose all answers that are correct. A. Many laborers on the plantations of Virginia were brought from Africa in chains. B. The Plymouth Colony was founded by members of the Church of England who wanted to honor the king as leader of the Church. 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.