Identify the Statement That Is False

question 74

Multiple Choice

Identify the statement that is false.

• A) The promise of riches, especially tobacco, drew the first settlers to the southern colonies.
• B) Religious devotion primarily shaped the earliest settlements in the New England colonies.
• C) Colonists in both the north and south shared a common language and English heritage.
• D) Colonists in both the north and south had strong common characteristics that would persist for generations.
• E) The colonies in the north and south had different patterns of settlement, different economies, different political systems, and even different sets of values.

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Definitions:

Utilities

Essential services provided to the public, including electricity, gas, water, and sewage services, often regulated due to their importance and natural monopoly characteristics.

Agriculture

The practice of cultivating the land, producing crops, and raising livestock for human consumption and use.

Allocatively Efficient

Allocative efficiency occurs when resources are distributed in a way that maximizes the net benefit to society.

Productively Efficient

Refers to a situation where an economy or firm produces goods at the lowest possible cost per unit, utilizing resources in the best way possible.