As a Result of Poor Soil, All of the Following

question 59

Multiple Choice

As a result of poor soil, all of the following conditions prevailed in New England except that  

• A) reliance on a single, staple crop became a necessity.
• B) the area was less ethnically mixed than its southern neighbors.
• C) frugality became essential to economic survival.
• D) hard work was required to make a living.
• E) diversification in agriculture and industry were encouraged.

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