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What did the southern colonies in the Tidewater area consist of?
Culturally the Tidewater region usually refers to the low-lying plains of southeast Virginia, northeastern North Carolina, southern Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay.
Did the southern colonies have Harbors?
As with the other colonial regions, the lifestyle of the south is directly related to its climate and geography. The presence of good harbors and rivers along with its hot, humid climate dictated how the people of the south made a living. Like in the middle colonies, southerners made a living through farming.
What did the southern colony rely on?
The southern colonies’ economy was based on agriculture (farming). Many of the colonists who came to the southern colonies were rich aristocrats or businessmen from England and they wanted to become even more wealthy from owning land.
How was life in the Tidewater different from life in the backcountry south?
Tidewater was located on an area that was flat with lowland plains alongside the shoreline, whereas the backcountry was located on a section of hills and forests. In the backcountry, there were small farms with farmers who worked unaccompanied of with their families.
Why would someone want to live in the Southern colonies?
Settlers in the Southern colonies came to America to seek economic prosperity they could not find in Old England. The English countryside provided a grand existence of stately manors and high living. But rural England was full, and by law those great estates could only be passed on to the eldest son.
Oglethorpe’s idea to found Georgia help solve the social in England because debtors were often persecuted in England, but in Georgia, debtors were able to make up their debt through work. The purpose of these laws was to ensure that only England benefited from trade with its colonies.
Why was there less slavery in the back country then in the Tidewater region?
Another major difference between the backcountry and the Tidewater was slavery. Farms were smaller in the backcountry in part because of the hills and thick forests. Fewer enslaved Africans worked on these smaller farms, and most people were of European descent.
Why did Southern colonies live more isolated lives?
Why did southern colonists live more “isolated” lives? Life often revolved around large farms and plantations. What cash crops were big in the southern colonies? Tobacco, cotton, rice, indigo, and sugarcane.