Question

“...for having, upon specious pretenses of public works, raised great unjust taxes upon the commonalty for the advancement of private favorites and other sinister ends... ...for having protected, favored, and emboldened the indians against his majesty’s loyal subjects, never contriving, requiring, or appointing any due or proper means of satisfaction for their many invasions, robberies, and murders committed upon us. ...for the prevention of civil mischief and ruin amongst ourselves while the barbarous enemy in all places did invade, murder, and spoil us, his majesty’s most faithful subjects. of this and the aforesaid articles we accuse sir william berkeley as guilty of each and every one of the same, and as one who has traitorously attempted, violated, and injured his majesty’s interest here by a loss of a great part of this his colony and many of his faithful loyal subjects by him betrayed and in a barbarous and shameful manner exposed to the incursions and murder of the heathen...” - declaration of nathaniel bacon in the name of the people of virginia, 1676 compared to new england, the early economic structure of virginia and maryland was characterized by a single cash crop economy and an economic divide between the planter class and tenants a diversified economy and little disparity between the lower and upper classes an agricultural economy with many immigrants from multiple areas of europe with varying skill levels a diversified economy centered around family units and the production of ship building and forestry

Explanation:

Virginia and Maryland had a single - cash crop (tobacco) economy. This led to an economic divide between wealthy planters who owned large tracts of land and tenant farmers. In contrast, New England had a more diversified economy.

Answer:

A. A single cash crop economy and an economic divide between the planter class and tenants