Although the 1800s in the United States seems like it was limited in opportunity by today's standards, it was much easier to make a living during this time in US than it was in China.
I would say it's mostly climate, as it determines two things: 1) what can grow/live in a given place and 2) how long can the products be kept
Additionally, it's the closeness to such things as water sources where you can fish and trade routes: a lot of European cuisines include cofee products, even if cofee is not grown in Europe!
The plural for would also be prey. But in more specific context the plural forms can also be preys, in reference to various types of preys.
Answer:
Option: The Southern economy became increasingly dependent on large-scale farming.
Explanation:
Increasing large scale farming led the Southerners to become dependent on slavery. The south had large estates with land to cultivate which they called plantations. Each plantation grew cash crops to meet the requirement of the European markets and to generate wealth. To grow crops labors was necessary to support the tobacco trade. In 1650, about three hundred Africans living in Virginia which later increased with the Transatlantic slave trade from Africa to the Americas in larger extent.