Question

Which statement best describes the economy of the Carolinas?

The North and South had equal numbers of plantations.

The South had more plantations than the North.

The North had more plantations than the South.

Answer 1

The South had more plantations than the North.

(South Carolina's lowcountry supported large rice and indigo plantations and a heavier reliance on enslaved labor; North Carolina had more small farms and fewer large plantations.)