Plantations
The southern colonies were the only colonies that slave labor was actually profitable because they had a large amount of crops. The wealthy landownsers, who could buy several slaves, could house the slaves in their large plantation homes.
Their climate an soil were suited to large farms
The southern states had more farms and on the farms worked slaves and the farmers made money off of selling the slaves and the slave's labor.
the succes of the southern colonies relied on the cash crops of tobaco and cotton
They used slave labor to produce cash crops.
The southern colonies were the only colonies that slave labor was actually profitable because they had a large amount of crops. The wealthy landownsers, who could buy several slaves, could house the slaves in their large plantation homes.
Plantations required a large number of slaves due to the labor-intensive nature of agricultural work like planting, tending, and harvesting crops. The profitability of plantations relied on having a cheap and abundant workforce to cultivate and process the crops for export. Many slaves were needed to provide the necessary labor for large-scale production at plantations.
Their climate an soil were suited to large farms
Their climate an soil were suited to large farms
Their climate an soil were suited to large farms
Their climate an soil were suited to large farms
Its a Plantation
Slave Labor ~
southern states best crops were labor intensive and people who owned farms could not do it alone leaving a great need for slaves
The southern states had more farms and on the farms worked slaves and the farmers made money off of selling the slaves and the slave's labor.
They used slave labor to produce cash crops.
Slave labor was needed.