Question

Why were the colonist families large?

The families liked children.
There would be more workers.
There would be more protection.
There was too much disease

Answer 1

Colonist families were large to have more workers, they needed more people working on chores, so they had more children.

Answer 2

C. There would be more protection.

Colonist families tended to have many children as a means for protection. There would be plenty of children to work the farms, earn money so the family won't go into poverty, and so the parents would have someone to take care of them when they were older.