SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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the soil was rich
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the location made it difficult for Indians to attack
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Waterways int he area made it easy for boats to get cash crops to market
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Another major difference between the backcountry and the Tidewater was slavery. Farms were smaller in the backcountry in part because of the hills and thick forests. Fewer enslaved Africans worked on these smaller farms, and most people were of European descent.
Detailed explanation-2: -Settlers in the Southern colonies came to America to seek economic prosperity they could not find in Old England. The English countryside provided a grand existence of stately manors and high living. But rural England was full, and by law those great estates could only be passed on to the eldest son.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Province of Carolina was founded in 1670 mainly by planters from the overpopulated English sugar island of Barbados, who brought relatively large numbers of African slaves from that island to establish new plantations. To meet agricultural labor needs, colonists also practiced Indian slavery for some time.
Detailed explanation-4: -The early civilizations and settlements formed near rivers due to the advantages the rivers provided them. It was a great source of water for early man, as well as providing a great region for hunting as thirsty animals came for the water as well.