Question

Which regional quality of the South helps explain why there were more slave owners in the Southern U.S.? With rocky soil, Southern farms needed more hands to clear land. With larger cities, Southern farmers spent more time shipping goods. With richer soil, Southern farms produced more and needed more workers. With less rainfall, Southern farmers needed more hands to build waterways.

Answer 1

With richer soil, Southern farms produced more and needed more workers.

As opposed to the North's industrialized economy, the  South had an agricultural one due to its rich soil. The  warm and moist climate in the South alongside the minerals left from the tidewater in the tidelands, resulted in a rich  soil.

Answer 2

Which regional quality of the South helps explain why there were more slave owners in the Southern U.S.?

C. With richer soil, Southern farms produced more and needed more workers

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