Question

Which statement describes the Southern Colonies in relation to New England and the Middle Colonies?

The Southern Colonies were settled after the Middle Colonies and New England, so they faced fewer hardships.


The coastal areas of the Southern Colonies were more like the rich fishing ground in New England than the coasts of the Middle Colonies.


The climate of the Southern Colonies was very similar to the Middle Colonies, but completely different from New England.


Slavery was allowed in the Southern Colonies, but was abolished above the Mason-Dixon line in the Middle Colonies and New England.

Answer 1

Answer: Slavery was allowed in the Southern Colonies, but was abolished above the Mason-Dixon line in the Middle Colonies and New England.

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Answer 2

Slavery was allowed in the Southern Colonies, but was abolished above the Mason-Dixon line in the Middle Colonies and New England.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Mason–Dixon line, which was originally surveyed to serve as a boundary dispute resolution between Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware (present day middle states and new England ) around the 1760s. This line later became the dividing line between the free states in the North and the slave states in the South.

Hence, in this case, the correct answer is " Slavery was allowed in the Southern Colonies, but was abolished above the Mason-Dixon line in the Middle Colonies and New England."