Which of the Following Factors Was Significant in Creating Three

Which of the following factors was significant in creating three distinct African-American cultures in British North America by the mid-eighteenth century?

A) identification with one of three distinct African nations depending on the colony
B) the outlawing of slavery throughout the northern colonies
C) a lack of any religious beliefs and practices among American slaves
D) the fact that, for most of the eighteenth century, most American slaves were born in the Americas
E) a range in American slaves' proximity to white culture depending on the region