Southern Colonies
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The Southern Colonies were the British colonial regions in North America known for their plantation-based economies, reliance on enslaved labor, and production of cash crops like tobacco, rice, and indigo.
Aliases (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonies in North America
→
historical region → |
| borderedBy |
Atlantic Ocean
→
Middle Colonies → |
| climate |
humid
→
warm → |
| colonizedBy |
England
→
Great Britain → |
| composedOf |
Georgia Colony
→
Maryland Colony → North Carolina Colony → South Carolina Colony → Virginia Colony → |
| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
→
|
| demographicFeature |
high proportion of enslaved population in some colonies
→
|
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
→
cash crops → |
| governedAs |
proprietary colonies
→
royal colonies → |
| hadEconomicSystem |
plantation economy
→
|
| historicalSuccessor |
Southern United States
→
|
| knownFor |
export-oriented agriculture
→
large landholdings → rural settlement patterns → |
| laborSystem |
chattel slavery
→
indentured servitude → |
| language |
English
→
|
| locatedIn |
British America
→
North America → |
| majorCrop |
cotton
→
indigo → rice → tobacco → |
| majorExport |
indigo dye
→
naval stores → rice → tobacco → |
| partOf |
Thirteen Colonies
→
|
| partOfConflict |
American Revolutionary War
→
|
| reliedOn |
enslaved labor
→
|
| religion |
Anglicanism
→
Protestantism → |
| socialStructure |
enslaved Africans
→
planter elite → small farmers → |
| timePeriod |
17th century
→
18th century → |
| used |
plantation system
→
|
Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Maryland Sons of Liberty
("Chesapeake colonies")
→
North Carolina pound → |
historicalRegion |
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Committees of Correspondence
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Province of Georgia → |
locatedIn |
|
Battle of Eutaw Springs
("Southern colonies")
→
British capture of Savannah → |
theater |
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Colonial America
→
|
hasPart |
|
Southern Department of the Continental Army
→
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operatedIn |
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Colony and Dominion of Virginia
→
|
partOf |
|
Virginia Sons of Liberty
→
|
region |