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Planters were indeed among the wealthiest individuals in the American colonies, particularly in the Southern regions where plantations thrived on cash crops like tobacco, rice, and cotton. Their wealth was often built on the exploitation of enslaved labor, which allowed them to generate significant profits. However, while many planters were wealthy, especially the largest plantation owners, there were also other affluent groups, such as merchants and industrialists, who held considerable wealth in different regions and contexts. Thus, while planters were certainly rich, they were not the only wealthy class in the colonies.
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Who did Carolina planters mostly associate with?
Carolina planters mostly associated with other planters.
What was most common among planters in southern colonies?
Remarriage
Was the southern colony the richest of the colonies?
Something to do with readily available natural resources...
What makes the southern colonies unique?
They were the first to secede from the Union. South Carolina was one of the richest colonies and is/was known for its beatiful beaches! WOW!!!!
Was George Washington the richest man in the colonies when they made him general?
John Hancock was usually said to be the richest man in the colonies, but Washington was extremely wealthy. The sources of most of Washington's wealth were his inheritance from his older half-brother, and his marriage to a rich widow.
Who did Carolina planters mostly associate with?
Carolina planters mostly associated with other planters.
Political and economic powers in the southern colonies was dominated by?
Wealthy planters
What was most common among planters in southern colonies?
Remarriage
Why was the headright system good for the colonies?
Merchant Planters
What did people do for a living in souther colonies?
People were either wealthy planters who owned large sucsesful plantations or the were poor white farmers. but most of the population was made up by slaves.
Who had political power in the southern colonies?
Rich white plantation owners and they're control of slaves and cotton.
What city in Pennsylvania was the richest city in the colonies and why?
philadelphia
Was the southern colony the richest of the colonies?
Something to do with readily available natural resources...
What group controlled economic and political life in the southern colonies?
Planters
What help make Caroline planters the richest elite what did the elite have to fear?
Their work force of slaves. They most feared that slavery would be abolished.
Who were the people who may have been the impetus towards self-government?
The men who came to the colonies and were the top 1% of the colonists. They were well read, educated, wealthy, business men, planters, born in the colonies, and diverse thinkers.
What people that controlled the south economy?
planters
