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Where were the large plantations of the southern colonies located?
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∙ 15y ago
The plantations were located in the swampy low lands along the cost called the tidewater and where damed to grow rice using large numbers of africin slaves.
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∙ 12y ago
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Why was slavery less prevalent in the northern colonies?
The Southern colonies were the ones with the big plantations, where they needed lots of people to work the fields. And slaves were the cheapest labor force available. New York and New Jersey didn't have as much large-scale farming, so not as much use for slaves.
What was the following was not a characteristic of southern coionies?
Which of the following was NOT characteristic of Colonial New England?A. Belief in education B. Marked by large plantations C. Diversified economy D. Outside of Rhode Island, religious intoleranceC. Diversified economy is wrong so cross that out. X
Vietnam is on the southern border of what large country?
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Before the civil war Americans had developed large what in Hawaii?
sugar plantations
What was the difference between small plantations and large plantations during the US Civil War?
An owner of a large plantation owned 50 or more slaves and over 1,000 acres of land. An owner of a small plantation owned from 20 to 40 slaves and 100 to 1,000 acres of land.
Were the farms in middle colonies as large as the farms in southern colonies?
The Middle Colonies had farms but not plantations. Southern Colonies had plantations and farms. (The plantations were bigger than the farms.)
In which colonies was land divided in to large farms plantations?
Southern Colonies
What were the large farms called that were in southern colonies?
plantations
Why were large farms located in the southern colonies?
Plantations for tobacco answered by dr.j-wad
Where did most people live in the southern colonies?
large plantations
Did the southern colonies have large plantations or small farms?
mabye maybe not...:p
Why was the economy of the southern colonies dependent on large plantations when?
The economy of the southern states(not colonies) was dependent on large plantations due to the production of cotton, the souths cash crop during the 1800's.
In which colony was land divided into large farms called plantations?
Southern Colonies
Did the southern colonies have large plantations?
yes they did because of the weather and they had more fertile soil
How were plantations in the southern colonies differents from small farms?
Southern colonies had rich soil and warm climate
Why did the large-scale farming develop in the sourhern colonies?
Large scale farming developed in the southern colonies because they had slaves to work the plantations.
What colonies had large plantations?
The plantation system was developed in the Southern colonies of the US. A plantation system/economy is an economy based on agricultural mass production, usually of a few staple products grown on large farms called plantations.
