Why did many people in the colonies live in extended families? A.)The Protestant religion taught that all relatives should live together or very near.

B.)Many hands were needed to make widely separated farms self-sufficient.

C.)Colonial tax laws required such high payments for land that families could not afford to separate.

D.)Lumber was scarce in most areas, making it difficult to build separate houses.

The majority of colonists were farmers. Because there was a lot of work to be done, having a large family was advantageous. Furthermore, farms were isolated, so family was important.

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