15) Although forbidden prior to Georgia becoming a royal colony, wealthy planters began importing slaves

into the region. As a result,

Question 15 options:

the number of large plantations along the sea coast grew rapidly from 1750-1775.

the colony fell even further into decline and entered into an economic depression.

the number of fatalities from diseases like malaria and yellow fever rose drastically.

James Oglethorpe immediately declared Georgia a rebellious state and went back to England.

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Trevon Mora

8 August, 13:26

15) Although forbidden prior to Georgia becoming a royal colony, wealthy planters began importing slaves

into the region. As a result,

Question 15 options:

the number of large plantations along the sea coast grew rapidly from 1750-1775.

the colony fell even further into decline and entered into an economic depression.

the number of fatalities from diseases like malaria and yellow fever rose drastically.

James Oglethorpe immediately declared Georgia a rebellious state and went back to England.

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Salvador Villanueva · Answer 1

The answer is A I just took this test.

Kristin Blanchard · Answer 2

As could be expected when more slaves were imported into the Georgia colony, the number of large plantations greatly expanded. This larger source of labor gave the wealthy landowners the ability to create sprawling plantations without the need to hire labor that would increase their overall costs (choice A).