Because of the law of primogeniture
a. wealthy landowners cut their daughters off without a cent of inheritance.
b. the law of entail was repealed in the colonies.
c. women could not inherit land.
d. "second sons" of wealthy families often looked to the professions as a means of maintaining their social status.
e. all of these choices.
ANS: D
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