Which statement describes the southern colonies in relation to new england and the middle colonies?

a)the coastal areas of the southern colonies were more like the rich fishing ground in new england than the coasts of the middle colonies.
b)the southern colonies were settled after the middle colonies and new england, so they faced fewer hardships.
c)slavery was allowed in the southern colonies, but was abolished above the mason-dixon line in the middle colonies and new england.
d)the climate of the southern colonies was very similar to the middle colonies, but completely different from new england.