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.

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Dante Webster

10 July, 04:48

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.

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Kaleigh Hart · 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.