Farmers in the *Southern Colonies* grew several things. *The most popular crop was tobacco.* The Jamestown colonists had grown tobacco originally, and tobacco farms sprung up all over Virginia and North Carolina. The two southernmost states (South Carolina and Georgia) also grew indigo and rice.
In 1607, 104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. On May 13 they picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America.
Thomas Jefferson, composed the first draft.
African Americans.
Many former slaves.
B. had more money, access to easy credit, and new products to buy
