In the seventeenth century, English colonists recognized that corn
A. was a particularly difficult crop to cultivate.
B. could only be grown in the New World.
C. was their most financially valuable crop.
D. could not be grown in the swampy land around Jamestown.
E. produced yields greater than any of the European grains.
Answer: E
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a. feudalism, capitalism, and socialism. b. hunting and gathering, herding, and farming. c. religion, nationalism, and cosmopolitanism. d. birth, youth, maturity, and death. e. birth, youth, maturity, old age, and death.
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