Answer: The cultivation of tobacco and rice was labor intensive. ... Southern Colonies; Rich soil and warm climate led to large farms, cash crops, the development of the plantation system, and an economy based on slavery.
Step-by-step explanation:
Just to remember that the North is Cold, lumber, and shipbuilding
Middle: Fertile Soil, Warm, and bread basket
South: Hot, Slaves, Cash crops, Tabaco, and Plantation