The most significant difference between the northern and southern Carolina settlements was that (1 point)

the Southern settlement grew rich on rice while poorer farmers in the North grew tobacco
the Northern settlement was free of slavery while the Southern settlement relied on enslaved workers
the Southern settlement was more loyal to English nobles than the Northern settlement
the Southern settlement attracted settlers from England while the Northern settlement attracted settlers from Virginia

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The most significant difference between the northern and southern Carolina settlements was that the Southern settlement grew rich on rice while poorer farmers in the North grew tobacco.

This distinction highlights the economic divergence between the two regions, with the South developing a plantation economy based on cash crops like rice, while the North focused more on subsistence farming and crops like tobacco.