Well they had more familiarity with the area than the British
The North was occupied by the people of western England and mirrored their philosophy of hard word. The middle colonies were established by the people of Ireland and reflected their Celtic attitude of do enough to get the job done. The Deep South was settled by Prisoners in Georgia and political prisoners in Carolina (there was no north and south yet. These people were trying to establish a way of life that was distanced from that of Europe.
D. Judges would be your answer. This is because of the twelve tribes of Israel.
