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What development shaped life in the southern colonies?

A. Making slavery illegal
B. Religious freedom
C. Mild summer weather
D. A plantation economy

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Answer:

D. A plantation economy

Step-by-step explanation:

The Southern economy was almost entirely based on farming. Rice, indigo, tobacco, sugarcane, and cotton were cash crops. Crops were grown on large plantations where slaves and indentured servants worked the land.

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