SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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The slave population was a large part of the southern population.
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Slavery was forbidden in the southern colonies.
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Slavery only played a minor role in the south since most people felt slavery went against the Bible.
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Slavery was used only in the city of Charles Town because there was no need for slaves on the plantations.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Slaves worked at all sorts of jobs throughout the slaveholding South, but the majority were field hands on relatively large plantations. Men, women, and children served as field hands. The owner decided when slave children would go into the fields, usually between the ages of 10 and 12.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which statement best describes the role of slaves in the development of the colony of South Carolina? Slaves brought knowledge of how to cultivate rice and were crucial to the success of the colony.
Detailed explanation-3: -What statement correctly describes the status of slaves in the southern British colonies? It was only temporary and slaves were freed after they worked for their master for a certain number of years.
Detailed explanation-4: -Terms in this set (28) Which statement BEST describes why the Southern colonies were established? Settlers wanted to make a profit from trade.