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The colonies in which there was much land work to be done in order to keep a steady income. This meant that people (usually white males) who owned large farms and needed cheap labor would hire slaves in order to fill their needs for production.

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The southern plantation colonies used slave labor to grow cotton and tobacco. Middle and northern colonies had no need for slaves.

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Q: What American colonies relied on slavery the most?
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Which colonies relied most heavily on plantations?

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Southern Colonies.


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