COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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The southern economies were characterized by shipbuilding and commerce, due to manyseaports
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Large expanses of flat land encouraged cattle production to dominate the southerneconomies
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The long growing season in the southern colonies resulted in economies based on cashcrops and plantations.
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The economies of the southern colonies revolved around trade between American Indiangroups and colonists
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Detailed explanation-1: -The southern economies were characterized by shipbuilding and commerce, due many seaports. Large expanses of flat land encouraged cattle production to dominate the southern economies. The long growing season in the southern colonies resulted in economies based on cash crops and plantations.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Despite displaying some differences, all of these colonies were characterized by plantation agriculture, the use of indentured and slave labor, a strong social hierarchy, and a sparse population with little access to education, churches, and government institutions.
Detailed explanation-4: -The southern colonies’ economy was based on agriculture (farming).
Detailed explanation-5: -Southerners found that their economic success was tied to agriculture. South Carolina’s land, for example, was suitable for rice and indigo. Virginia and Maryland specialized in tobacco. Southerners not only sold the crops throughout the colonies but also made a large profit exporting them to England.