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.
The economy of the southern colonies was so dependent because they believed in helping eachother out.
The plantation system was developed in the Southern colonies of the US. A plantation system/economy is an economy based on agricultural mass production, usually of a few staple products grown on large farms called plantations.
The Southern Colonies were of an agrarian economy, so they worked in agriculture, which called for plantations for the crops and the slaves to work on the crops. This became so deeply rooted that this is why the Southern Colonies that were soon to be the Southern States wished for slavery to be legal in the US.
All work on and concerning the plantations depended on slave labors.
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The economy of the southern colonies was so dependent because they believed in helping eachother out.
-Self governed -Economy was dependent on tobacco in Maryland and Virginia -Rice in South Carolina and Georgia -Tobacco and rice plantations were very dependent on slave labor -Commerce was slow to develop in these Colonies -London merchants managed the Southern trade
-Self governed -Economy was dependent on tobacco in Maryland and Virginia -Rice in South Carolina and Georgia -Tobacco and rice plantations were very dependent on slave labor -Commerce was slow to develop in these Colonies -London merchants managed the Southern trade
The South's economy was based on Farming. They used African American Slaves to do the work. There were few factories, unlike the North who had an industrial economy.
The economy was very dependent on agriculture.
The economy was very dependent on agriculture.
Economy in The Southern Colonies was based on plantations and slavery. The main crops that were grown were Indigo, Tobacco, Wheat, and Rice due to the easy irrigation from nearby rivers.
The plantation system was developed in the Southern colonies of the US. A plantation system/economy is an economy based on agricultural mass production, usually of a few staple products grown on large farms called plantations.
The southern colonies had an agricultural economy, with cash crops such as tobacco, rice, and indigo driving their prosperity. Slave labor played a significant role in the economy of the southern colonies, especially in large plantations. Trade with Europe also played a key role in the economy of the southern colonies.
The Southern Colonies were of an agrarian economy, so they worked in agriculture, which called for plantations for the crops and the slaves to work on the crops. This became so deeply rooted that this is why the Southern Colonies that were soon to be the Southern States wished for slavery to be legal in the US.
All work on and concerning the plantations depended on slave labors.
The South was a cash crop economy of cotton and tobacco.