SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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The area had a long growing season.
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It snowed in the winter
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Thearea had large mountain that terraced framing worked very well
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a. The area had a short growing season.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The long growing season and warm, damp climate of the Southern Colonies made the region perfect for growing tobacco and rice. Many southern planters became very wealthy exporting these cash crops to other colonies and countries.
Detailed explanation-2: -The soil was perfect for farming and the growing season Geography and Climate The southern colonies were made up of mostly coastal plains and piedmont areas. The soil was perfect for farming and the growing season was longer than in any other region.
Detailed explanation-3: -The southern colonies were made up of mostly coastal plains and piedmont areas. The soil was good for farming and the climate was warm, including hot summers and mild winters. The growing season here was longer than any other region.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Southern economy was almost entirely based on farming. Rice, indigo, tobacco, sugarcane, and cotton were cash crops. Crops were grown on large plantations where slaves and indentured servants worked the land. In fact, Charleston, South Carolina became one of the centers of the American slave trade in the 1700’s.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Southern colonies were noted for plantations, or large farms, and for the use of slaves to work on them. The English were the first Europeans to settle the Southern colonies. In 1606 an expedition of colonists sailed from England to the New World.