SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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Question
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Which statement is true of the Southern colonies in the late 1600s?
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There were many large plantations and some small farms.
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African servants lived separately from white indentured servants.
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Skilled craftspeople were essential to the economy.
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The important cash crops were tobacco, rice, and indigo.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement is true of the Southern colonies in the late 1600s? The important cash crops were tobacco, rice, and indigo.
Detailed explanation-2: -The crops that were grown were called cash crops because they were harvested for the specific purpose of selling to others. 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.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Southern colonies included Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia.
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