USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which colonial regions social life was based around plantations and had few cities?
A
New England
B
Mid-Atlantic
C
Southern
D
All 3!
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Southern Colonies were primarily agricultural with few cities and limited schools.

Detailed explanation-2: -The South was known for its large plantations, but small farms were much more common. Most southern colonists lived on small family farms in the backcountry, away from the tidewater.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Southern colonies included Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia.

Detailed explanation-4: -A plantation was a large farmed area where crops were grown for-profit and African slave labor was used to cultivate crops. Most plantations were located in the south during slavery in the United States.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Southern Colonies included the first English colony of Virginia, and grew to include Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The geography included rich, fertile soil with broad coastal plains that made it possible for large plantations to grow tobacco, rice, and indigo.

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