Land Inheritance in the Southern Colonies Differed from Inheritance in the Middle

question 18

Multiple Choice

Land inheritance in the Southern colonies differed from inheritance in the Middle and New England colonies in that

• A) primogeniture was more typical in the South.
• B) economies of large scale production were more important outside the South, which discouraged the formation of large plantations.
• C) ownership of land was permitted by slaves outside the South but not in the South.
• D) none of the above; there were no major differences in inheritance between the Southern colonies and the Middle and New England colonies.

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