A. were crucial to New York's agricultural economy
B. became more important in New England after the Half-Way Covenant
C. increased in numbers in Philadelphia as a preferable alternative to wage laborers
D. were a small enough percentage of the population that they faced less harsh laws than in the South
In the northern colonies, slaves "D. were a small enough percentage of the population that they faced less harsh laws than in the South," since the South relied on them far more heavily due to the amount of labor that was needed in the fields.
