Which of the Following Statements Describes Rural Life in the New

Which of the following statements describes rural life in the New England colonies during the eighteenth century?

A) As the colonial elite consolidated its power,yeomen farmers tended to sink to the level of impoverished European peasants.
B) Colonists' sense of personal worth and dignity in rural New England contrasted sharply with European peasant life.
C) Farmers' grown children clung to their ancestral towns,fearful of moving westward where they might encounter harsh living conditions.
D) Long-settled areas frequently lost much of their population as farmers continued to migrate westward.