Why Did the Largest Landholdings in Seventeenth-Century New England Towns

Multiple Choice

Why did the largest landholdings in seventeenth-century New England towns usually belong to wealthier families?

A) Religious discrimination by Protestants prevented Quakers and Catholics from holding land.
B) Men of higher social status tended to receive the largest land grants from their towns.
C) Governors of the colony consistently favored their supporters when making land grants.
D) The colonial governments copied English feudal practices,which perpetuated social inequalities.