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Southern Colonies
Colonial Culture
Life in the Colonies, 1607 – 1776
Geography
• Long growing season
• Hot climate
• Flat land and good soil
• Many rivers to transport
crops
• Every colony on the coast
• Also:
– VA House of Burgesses - 1st rep. assembly
• Also:
– Best suited for mercantilism (country controls
the trade)
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Labor Source
Easy availability of land
Limit immigrant workers
Hiring workers becomes difficult
• Indentured servants
• Slaves (by 1700, legal in all colonies)
- Labor under contract
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