What limited New York's economic growth under early British rule?
A. Low birth rates slowed economic progress.
B. Dutch merchants refused to pay British taxes.
C. It was not a good port.
D. The Duke of York's decision to reward his friends at the expense of other colonists.
Answer: D
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