By the 1720s, Which of the Following Was an Important

question 35

Multiple Choice

By the 1720s, which of the following was an important difference between northern and southern colonial societies?

• A) The economy of the southern colonies was based on diversified agriculture, whereas that of the northern colonies was based on the production of staple crops.
• B) The political institutions of the southern colonies were more representative of the masses than were those in the northern colonies.
• C) There was more economic opportunity for new arrivals in the southern colonies than in the northern colonies.
• D) The South had become a slave society, whereas the North was a society with slaves.