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Southern colonies were founded mostly for
cultural reasons.
social reasons.
economic reasons.
religious reasons.
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economic reasons.
The Southern colonies (Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas, Georgia) were largely established to make money—tobacco, rice, indigo, and later cotton plantations, land speculation, and export agriculture drove their founding and growth.
The Southern colonies (Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas, Georgia) were largely established to make money—tobacco, rice, indigo, and later cotton plantations, land speculation, and export agriculture drove their founding and growth.
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