Why Did the Largest Landholdings in Seventeenth-Century New England Towns

question 26

Multiple Choice

Why did the largest landholdings in seventeenth-century New England towns usually belong to wealthier families?

• A) Religious discrimination by Protestants prevented Quakers and Catholics from holding land.
• B) Men of higher social status tended to receive the largest land grants from their towns.
• C) Governors of the colony consistently favored their supporters when making land grants.
• D) The colonial governments copied English feudal practices,which perpetuated social inequalities.

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