Why Did Massachusetts Have a Lower Mortality Rate Than Southern

question 57

Multiple Choice

Why did Massachusetts have a lower mortality rate than southern and Caribbean colonies?

• A) Massachusetts was more homogenous and less hierarchal.
• B) Massachusetts had more families and greater stability of population.
• C) Massachusetts had a nicer climate.
• D) Massachusetts relied on indentured servitude rather than slavery.
• E) Massachusetts was based on religion instead of commerce.

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