What Led European Countries Other Than Spain and Portugal to Turn

What led European countries other than Spain and Portugal to turn to cultivation in order to extract wealth from their American colonies?

A) The English had a strong tradition of agriculture and few commercial connections.
B) Little mineral wealth was found in the English,French,or Dutch colonies.
C) The Dutch did not have the right technology to transport heavy cargoes across the open ocean,so they turned to farming.
D) Other European countries saw the negative impact of mineral wealth on Spain and so rejected it as a source of income.