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The Southern Colonies
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The Southern Colonies
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Georgia
• Maryland
• Virginia
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Background info• The environment impacted the economy and agriculture of the Southern
Colonies; farming was an important way to make a living because of it's climate and geography
• The climate of the Southern Colonies was the warmest climate of the three colonial regions
• The warmer climate was a positive factor for the colonists in the Southern Colonies. They didn't worry as much about surviving cold winters
• The warmer climate was a negative factor for the colonists in the Southern Colonies; the warm, moist climate carried diseases that killed the colonists
• The geography of the Southern Colonies which had a broad, coastal plain that was hilly and covered with forests
• The natural resources of the Southern Colonies included rich farm land, forests and fish
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Economy of The Southern Colonies
• The economy of the Southern Colonies was driven by plantations, initially worked by indentured servants, a labor force which was largely replaced in the early 18th century by slaves imported from Africa, except for Georgia, where most plantations were worked by debtors.
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Cash crops of the South
• Tobacco
• Cotton
• Indigo
• Rice