Which of the Following Statements Describes Life in the Chesapeake

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements describes life in the Chesapeake region after 1660?

• A) Many yeoman farmers prospered because their tobacco profits enabled them to acquire more land.
• B) A wealthy,planter-merchant elite dominated the Chesapeake economy and owned almost half the land in Virginia.
• C) Newly freed indentured servants were able to acquire land more easily than they could before this time.
• D) The lines separating the social classes blurred because wealth was more evenly distributed.

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Mean and Variance

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Distribution

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