What Was a Result of the Northern Colonies' Lack of a Cash

question 16

Multiple Choice

What was a result of the northern colonies' lack of a cash crop?

• A) Slavery did not exist in Massachusetts and New York.
• B) More slaves lived in the northern colonies compared to southern ones.
• C) Slavery was banned in all of New England.
• D) Slavery was not as integrated into the northern colonial economy as it was in the South.
• E) The northern colonial economies struggled with trade and attracting settlers.

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