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The south lent itself to growing large acres of crops like cotton, tobacco, rice, indigo, and sugar. Other colonies didn't have the land, weather, or resources to grow crops like the south.

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What was a large farm called in South Carolina and other colonies?

Large farms in South Carolina were known as plantations.


What do plantations in the colonies do?

Plantations in the colonies made a lot of the (later) cotton, peanuts, and other crops that needed the South's warm climate to grow.


Which region had the higher population of black people in the 1820s?

In the 1820s, the Southern United States had a significantly higher population of Black people compared to other regions. This was primarily due to the institution of slavery, which was prevalent in Southern states where large plantations required a substantial workforce. Consequently, the majority of enslaved Africans and their descendants resided in the South, contributing to its demographic makeup during that period.


Why were there no plantations in Georgia before 1750?

Before 1750, Georgia was founded as a debtor's colony and a buffer zone against Spanish Florida, which limited the establishment of large plantations. The colony's initial regulations prohibited slavery, focusing instead on small-scale farming and subsistence agriculture. Additionally, the terrain and climate were less suitable for plantation crops like rice and tobacco, which thrived in other Southern colonies. It wasn't until after 1750 that these restrictions were lifted, allowing plantations to develop.


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.

Related Questions

What was a large farm called in South Carolina and other colonies?

Large farms in South Carolina were known as plantations.


How were wealthy planters able to do the work required on large plantations?

They hired other people to do it for them.


why was slavery more common in southern colonies than in other regions?

Because of the tobacco plantations and cotton fields needing workers.


Why was slavery more important ot the southern econonmy than it was to the economyof other regions?

Slavery was more important to the southern economy than to the other regions is because the slaves they had had to work on plantations and made sure that the crops were harvested and replenished (grew again).


Why did the south unlike the other regions have so many plantation?

The south lent itself to growing large acres of crops like cotton, tobacco, rice, indigo, and sugar. Other colonies didn't have the land, weather, or resources to grow crops like the south.


How can you explain how plantation and slavery are related?

Plantations were large landed estates where cash crops like cotton, tobacco, and sugar were grown using forced labor, primarily slaves. Slavery provided the labor force that made plantations economically viable and profitable in the American South and other regions around the world. The institution of slavery was critical to the success of the plantation system, as it allowed for the exploitation of enslaved people to produce goods for international trade.


What are large regions of land that were added to the US called?

There were large regions of land added to the United States called territories. One was The Louisiana Purchase. The other was Alaska.


When did japan capture large regions of china and several other pacific islands?

1943


Why did rhode island have better plantations than other plantations?

because they are screwed up


Why did the southern cotton planters rely on the regions river to ship their goods?

The plantations were along the rivers and they had built ports on the river to haul the cotton and other products. It was logical they use the river.


Where did darwin find a large number of various species unlike any other place in the world?

Galapagos Islands


What are some of the most important export crops in the regions?

Sugar cane plantations in the Caribbean provide the region's largest export crop. Other important export crops are bananas, citrus fruits, coffee, and spices.