Not everyone in the Southern colonies lived on plantations. In fact, many colonists lived on small farms. Farms in the Southern colonies were far away from one another. As a result, religion didn’t play as big a role in colony life as it did in the New England or Middle colonies. Because people lived so far apart, it was harder to gather to practice religion. Similarly, the distance made it hard to set up community schools. Wealthy plantation owners were able to hire tutors to teach their children at home. Boys learned languages and subjects like math, science and geography. Girls learned enough reading, writing and math to run a household. Children of less wealthy farmers learned to read and write if their parents taught them. The author of this passage believes that A girls got a better education than boys in the Southern colonies. B the distance between farms affected the role of religion and education in the Southern colonies. C wealthy plantation owners liked education more than less wealthy farmers. D children who were tutored got a better education than children who went to schools.