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Which colonies relied most on slave labor?
Southern Colonies.
Why were southern and Caribbean colonies most depended on slave labor?
Their climate an soil were suited to large farms
What American colonies relied on slavery the most?
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.
Why did the south depend on slave labor?
because unlike the North the south didn't have the right economic system for it to have factories. The South was not industrialized like the North was, therefor it had slaves. also it had large plantations of cotton and other plants, that farmers couldn't harvest alone so they used slaves.
Who served as the labor forces for the Chesapeake colonies im most of the 1600s?
indentured servants
Why were southern an Caribbean colonies most dependent on slave labor?
Their climate an soil were suited to large farms
Why were southern Caribbean colonies most dependent on slave labor?
Most of the Caribbean islands were used to grow sugarcane and sugarcane is very labor intensive, as a result, large numbers of slaves were brought to the Caribbean Islands to grow and maintain sugarcane. This made the Caribbean economy heavily dependent on slave labor.
What contributed most of the success of the southern colonies?
the succes of the southern colonies relied on the cash crops of tobaco and cotton
Which colonies relied most on slave labor?
Southern Colonies.
Why were southern Caribbean most dependent on slave labor?
Their climate an soil were suited to large farms
Why were southern and Caribbean most dependent slave labor?
Their climate an soil were suited to large farms
Why were southern and Caribbean colonies most depended on slave labor?
Their climate an soil were suited to large farms
Why did the southern colonies had the most slaves and the srictest slave codes?
The southern colonies had more slaves due to their reliance on labor-intensive crops like tobacco, rice, and cotton. The strict slave codes were a means to control the large enslaved population and prevent uprisings or rebellions. The economic and social structure of the southern colonies was heavily dependent on slavery, leading to harsher regulations to maintain the status quo.
Why did the southern colonies use the most slave labor?
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.
What is one explanation for the American colonies' need for slave labor from Africa?
Most enslaved Native Americans died from disease or overwork.
Why was the south was slow to end slavery?
Because the South was much more dependent on slave labor than were the North. The South was known for its enormous plantations (most commonly, cotton), and slave labor was the only way to tend to those plantations without spending large amounts of money on hired hands. The elimination of slave labor would have driven the South into an economic crisis.
Why was there so little investment in industry in the south?
Because most of it was slave labor. And slave labor was in the process of being abolished.
