Compared with farmers in the Southern Colonies, what disadvantage was faced by farmers in New England? A. Because slavery was prohibited in New England there were not enough laborers to work the region's fertile soil. B. Laws requiring mandatory public school attendance in New England reduced the amount of available labor. C. There was no market in Great Britain for the meager agricultural products New England farmers could produce. D. The rocky soil of New England farms could not supply the same abundance of cash crops as Southern farms.