One way in which settlement in the Chesapeake area differed from that of Massachusetts Bay was that
A)settlers in the Chesapeake were likely to live longer due to the warmer climate.
B)the Chesapeake area offered more advantages because of lucrative and successful trade with the Indians.
C)settlers to Massachusetts Bay were more likely to be educated.
D)in the Massachusetts Bay area, most immigrants arrived with no money and little means of support.

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Settlers to Massachusetts Bay were more likely to be educated, reflecting the Puritan emphasis on literacy for reading the Bible, whereas the Chesapeake region's early economy was based on tobacco farming, which did not prioritize education in the same way.

One Way in Which Settlement in the Chesapeake Area Differed