The plantation system used in the Southern colonies started because:

A: the climate was too cold for growing cash crops.
B: other colonies refused to buy Southern goods.
C: wealthy farmers bought huge amounts of land.
D: slavery was outlawed in all English colonies.

Respuesta :

Answer:

C. Wealthy farmers bought huge amounts of lands.

Explanation:

The plantation system called for using large swaths of land to grow cash crops, which is described as crops that have no sustenance but is in high demand.

As demand is high, the more that an individual produces theoretically would mean that that individual would make more profit. Therefore, having large portions of land attached to the house (plantations) and cheap workers (firstly indentured servants, and later replaced by slaves) would cut cost and maximize profits.

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