North America eventually outstripped Latin America in economic development primarily because
a. Latin America retained a system of monoculture.
b. slavery was more important in North America.
c. North America was not part of a mercantile system.
d. of Yankee ingenuity.
e. North America had a colder climate.
Ans: a
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