Which of the following statements could most logically follow the last sentence of the pas

A．Thus, without the cultural diversity represented by the American South, the culture of colonial America would certainly have been homogeneous in nature.

B．Thus, the contribution of Southern colonials to American culture was certainly overshadowed by that of the Puritans.

C．Thus, convergence, not divergence, seems to have characterized the cultural development of the American colonies in the eighteenth century.

D．Thus, the culture of America during the Colonial period was far more sensitive to outside influence than historians are accustomed to acknowledge.