The 'Bay Psalm Book' (1640) is significant in American literary history because it was:
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Correct answer: The first book printed in British North America
The Bay Psalm Book was a metrical translation of the Psalms into English. Its publication in Cambridge, Massachusetts, marked the beginning of the printing industry in the American colonies.
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