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The southern colonies were populated, because people in England heard of the riches in America. They soon learned how well cash crops grew such as indigo, tobacco, and cotton. Men who were in debt had the option under James Oglethorpe to travel to Georgia to work as indentured servants.

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The southern colinies had a fantastic planitation. The southern colinies used slavery so there was less work for planitation owners to do.

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