New Englanders opted for more of a mixed economy than settlers in the middle or southern colonies because in New England
A) Native Americans had already cleared and used the land.
B) Puritans forbade the buying of slaves.
C) availability and productivity of land was limited.
D) cultivation of cereal crops was too labor-intensive.
Answer: C
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