SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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New England
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Middle
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Southern
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In fact, throughout the colonial period, Virginia had the largest slave population, followed by Maryland.
Detailed explanation-2: -Slavery in the South At that date, 293, 000 slaves lived in Virginia alone, making up 42 percent of all slaves in the U.S. at the time. South Carolina, North Carolina, and Maryland each had over 100, 000 slaves.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Origins of American Slavery Most of those enslaved in the North did not live in large communities, as they did in the mid-Atlantic colonies and the South. Those Southern economies depended upon people enslaved at plantations to provide labor and keep the massive tobacco and rice farms running.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Southern Colonies had an agricultural economy. Most colonists lived on small family farms, but some owned large plantations that produced cash crops such as tobacco and rice. Many slaves worked on plantations.