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Labor Dynamics in the Southern Colonies

Medium Period 2: 1607–1754 Southern Colonies

The Southern Colonies of North America, particularly during the period between 1607 and 1754, experienced a distinctive evolution in both their economy and social structure. One critical aspect of this development was the labor system that emerged to support cash crop agriculture. Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the labor dynamics in the Southern Colonies during this period?

Indentured servitude was the primary labor force until the late 18th century.

Native American labor was widely utilized in plantation agriculture.

Slavery became the predominant labor system beginning in the early 1700s.

Free labor was the dominant labor system in most Southern colonies throughout this period.

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