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Southern colonies were founded mostly for

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To continue creating large plantations After the successful cultivation of cash crops in the Chesapeake colonies, the Southern colonies were also founded to continue creating large plantations. Demographics in the colonies: Both the Chesapeake and Southern colonies were made up of a majority of single, young, white men who worked as indentured servants.

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Southern colonies were founded mostly for "economic reasons" since the South was a prime place for agriculture, and was the primary source of the many cash crops that made America thrive for so long, such as cotton and tobacco.

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