USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -An individual who owned a plantation was known as a planter. Historians of the antebellum South have generally defined “planter” most precisely as a person owning property (real estate) and 20 or more slaves.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Middle Colonies consisted of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. The climate of was mild and the soil proved fertile for farming. Many farmers in the Middle Colonies produced cash crops such as wheat and corn. Mining was also lucrative in the middle colonies.

Detailed explanation-4: -The cash crops of the southern colonies included cotton, tobacco, rice, and indigo (a plant that was used to create blue dye). In Virginia and Maryland, the main cash crop was tobacco. In South Carolina and Georgia, the main cash crops were indigo and rice.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Origins of Cotton in America In 1556, the first settlers grew cotton in southern Florida and used it to make homespun clothing. In order to grow properly, cotton requires a warm climate, so the American south is the ideal place for it to be harvested.