Southern colonies Flashcards
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no settlers made a living by__
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farming
1
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___ soil and ___ climate
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rich climate
2
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___ Was the most important cash crop in Maryland and Virginia
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tobacco
3
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North Carolina’s biggest cash crop was__
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indigo
4
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The greatest cash crop in South Carolina and Georgia was__
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rice
5
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due to the large demand for labor most of the work was done by__
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slaves
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most large southern___we’re located in the Tidewater-slot, low lying planes along___
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plantations seacoasts
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each plantation was a ___ community
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self - controlled
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___Settlers grew corn and tobacco on small farms (they outnumbered the plantation owners)
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back country
9
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class society developed with plantation owners, known as planters at the ___
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