Which of the following describes a reason that colonial new england tended to have only small family farms? new england is largely mountainous terrain. new england has mostly rocky, infertile soil. new england has a lack of rainfall and a dry climate. new england has a large amount of moist, fertile soil.

"New England has mostly rocky, infertile soil" is the best reason for why colonial New England tended to have only small family farms. This was not the case in the South.

Assemblies do not have written codes of laws. laws are matters for magistrates and courts, not assemblies. codes of law are things such as civil law, criminal law, and constitutional law. what assemblies have are procedures regarding debating, voting and other business they might carry out.  also note that rome had three assemblies: the assembly of the soldiers, the assembly of the tribes, and the plebeian councils.