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Cash crops like indigo and tobacco became very common in the southern colonies, This was largely due to what?

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Answer:

climate and geography

and slaves

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They were very successful due to a warm climate, rich soil, and long growing season. These conditions promoted an agriculturally based economy in the South. And they would bring slaves from what is known as the triangular trade to work on the fields known as plantations.

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Answer: Slavery

In southern colonies, slavery was the main source of human labor. Plantation owners would make slaves farm their cash crops.
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