What Is NOT a Feature That Distinguished the Middle Colonies

Multiple Choice

What is NOT a feature that distinguished the middle colonies from the other colonies in New England and to the south?

A) Deep and fertile soil and easily navigable rivers
B) A modest amount of industry, less than in New England but more than in the southern colonies
C) Apart from New York, the size of landholdings was generally intermediate - smaller than southern plantations, but larger than the small holding typical of New England
D) The population of the middle colonies was more ethnically mixed than in the other colonial regions
E) Settlers in the middle colonies proved far kinder to native Indian tribes than in New England or the southern colonies