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They supervised the work of slaves. If slaves did not follow orders, they also punished the slaves.

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What was the region of large Southern Plantations called?

The region of LARGE southern plantations was called the "Black Belt"


What was the region of large southern plantations?

The region of large southern plantations was the Southern United States, specifically the states that were part of the Confederacy during the Civil War. This region was known for its extensive agricultural production, particularly of cotton, tobacco, and rice, which relied heavily on slave labor.


What were the large farms called that were in southern colonies?

plantations


How were plantations in the southern colonies differents from small farms?

Southern colonies had rich soil and warm climate


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.)


Did the southern colonies have large plantations or small farms?

mabye maybe not...:p


Where did most people live in the southern colonies?

large plantations


Large farm where cash crops such as tobacco and rice were grow?

They were grown in the Southern Plantations


How were plantations in southern colonies different from small farms?

Southern plantations were large and needed many workers, but most southern colonists lived on small family farms. plantations, but small farms were much more common.


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 colonies was land divided in to large farms plantations?

Southern Colonies


What were types of work were slaves on US southern plantations trained to perform?

Before the end of the US Civil War, slaves in the US Southern States worked primarily on large plantations. The so-called American South was basically an agriculturally based society. Due to economy of size, the most efficent plantations were large and produced among other products cotton and tobacco. Slaves were trained to do perform many of the jobs listed below: 1. Field workers to sow and harvest the crops of the plantation; 2. Perform work related to the livestock on the plantation; and 3. Perform domestic duties for the households of their owners.