European colonization

Examine the table and answer the question below.

Colony	European inhabitants by the year 1660
New Netherland	5,000
New France	3,000
Chesapeake Bay	25,000
New England	33,000

From Alan Taylor, American Colonies (New York: Penguin Books, 2001).

Which of the following factors was one cause of the trend depicted in the table above?

(Choice A)
French and Dutch settlers were more efficient at farming tobacco and therefore did not require a large population
(Choice B)
Potential settlers to the New World favored cold climates over tropical climates
(Choice C)
There were more "push" factors in England, such as poverty and religious persecution, than in France or the Netherlands
(Choice D)
There were fewer deadly diseases in the Chesapeake than in northern colonies

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