Question

What was a main reason large plantations

developed in the South during the colonial period?
(1) British laws discouraged tenant farming.
(2) Cotton could only be grown in wetlands.
(3) Southern mountains led to the development
of isolated, self-sufficient farms.
(4) The coastal plain in the South contained large
areas of fertile soil.

Answer 1

4) The coastal plain in the South contained large areas of fertile soilvwas a main reason large plantations developed in the South during the colonial period.