South Side Slide
ClimateThe southern colonies were an ideal place for agriculture. The tidewater left
minerals on the tideland, which made the soil fertile. The southern colonies
were farther south, which meant the growing season was longer. The climate was
warm and moist which was perfect for growing cash crops. Broad rivers located
there was an excellent source of transportation. The tidelands went inland for
about 100 miles and ended at the fall line. Land back of the fall line was known
as the backcountry. Colonists who lived in the backcountry weren’t as fortunate
as the people who lived in the tideland because the soil wasn’t as fertile.
Instead they hunted in the thick forests located in the backcountry.
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Population1640 population was 10,000 1670 population was 40,000
- 1650 6 women for every 4 men - 1670 more children and the percent of woman increased. Most of the Southern Colinies where made up of slaves because they were needed to work on large plantations. |
FoodThe southern colonies relied heavily on tobacco, rice, cotton, and
indigo for trade crops The southern colonists had access
to natural resources including good farmland and lumber.
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