The Southern Colonies consisted of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Key crops grown included tobacco, rice, and indigo, aided by the warm climate and rich land. Plantations and large farms utilized many slaves and indentured servants, who were poor people from England willing to work without pay for 3-7 years in exchange for eventual freedom, to produce crops and make money for the colonists.

1. The Southern Colonies consisted of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
and Georgia. The important attributes and characteristics were crops such as tobacco,
rice and indigo. The land was rich and the climate was warm. People lived on
plantations or large farms. The main importance of this colony was to make money.
There were lots of slaves and indentured servants that lived in the southern colonies. An
indentured servant was a poor person who came from England and was willing to work
for a plantation owner for 3-7 years for no money and then they would get their freedom
at the end of those years.