Unlike the MIDDDLE colonies, the NEW ENGLAND colonies: A. Did not usually rely on slaves for labor
B. Were settled by mostly British puritans
C. Had governments based on religious ideas

B

Explanation:

Neither the Middle nor the New England colonies usually relied on slaves, those were the Southern colonies. I think all of the colonial regions were based on religious beliefs, so it must be B- Were settled by mostly British puritans

small european communities with shared traditions consolidated into large new states (apex)

the roman empire began to fall