Why did Massachusetts have a lower mortality rate than southern and Caribbean colonies?
a. Massachusetts was more homogenous and less hierarchal.
b. Massachusetts had more families and greater stability of population.
c. Massachusetts had a nicer climate.
d. Massachusetts relied on indentured servitude rather than slavery.
e. Massachusetts was based on religion instead of commerce.
ANSWER:
b
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