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The South was able to have plantations because they had easier access to markets and merchant roots. The geography and the weather also made it suitable to grow cotton and corn.

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Because of the warm climate and rich soil.

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The mountain pleatues provided rich soil for growing tobacco.

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to earn money and have large farms

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because they did.

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British law discouraged tenant farming

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What is a term for large farms in the south?

i believe its called a plantation.


What is another word for a large farm?

Large farms are commonly called plantations.


What are large farms that grow only one crop as a cash crop?

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The large farms in the south were called blank?

The large farms in the south were called plantations. Many had slaves working on them.


Large farms that raise a single crop for money are called?

Hacienda (Spanish - Mexican word) - large estate or plantation A plantation is used to grow crops for selling


Was a large plantation a characteristic unit of western agriculture?

NO! Large plantations were usually only seen in the "Deep South" (Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, etc) and were usually the exception. Many farms were big but few were "plantation" size. After the war with Mexico the prevailing agricultural norm in the south west was ranching or livestock bast agriculture.


What was the plantation system?

They were large or small land "farms" that grew one particular crop for exporting.


What is a name for a large farm?

Depends what's raised on that large farm. Not all large farms are called ranches, and not all ranches are farms. A large farm is often just called a large farm, a plantation (especially in the southern US), or a large farm. Also, large farms in Australia are called stations.


Why did large plantation owners controlled the south?

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The large farms in the South were called .?

Plantations


What is another name for large farm?

Depends what's raised on that large farm. Not all large farms are called ranches, and not all ranches are farms. A large farm is often just called a large farm, a plantation (especially in the southern US), or a large farm. Also, large farms in Australia are called stations.


What were large farms that grew just one kind of crop and made a huge profits for their owners?

a plantation