What Characterized the First Generation of New England Land Settlement

question 103

Multiple Choice

What characterized the first generation of New England land settlement?

• A) It was characterized by communal ownership of property.
• B) It was characterized by a few elite families acquiring rights to most of the property.
• C) It was characterized by farms scattered around the countryside, away from village centers.
• D) It was characterized by large cities connected by private stagecoach lines.
• E) It was characterized by houses tightly clustered near the town center with just enough cropland to feed each family.

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