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It was both. The agricultural economy of the southern colonies became dependent on slave labor, but in the other colonies there were divided opinions on the moral acceptability of the practice. Several major parts of the US Constitution required compromise on the issue.
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What did Virginia and Maryland relied on for their economic and social structure?
In the early years of the United States, Virginia Colony and Maryland Colony relied on the tobacco industry for economic growth. Their social structures were based on slavery. They had slaves to work in the tobacco fields as well as slaves to help run households. The more slaves a person owned, the higher they were on the social ladder.
Why is a social contract important to the American colonies?
Beacuse the American colonies don't agree to the social contract that John Locke
What social issues encouraged slavery in the southern colonies between 1607 and 1775?
this from apush with doc at tvs? or do we just happen to have the same exact essay questions? I'm from LPHS with Wooley and Birrel and I have the same question. Well actually my question is How did econimic geographic and social factors encourage the growth of slavery as a important part of the economy of the southern colonies between 1607 and 1775 but it's basically the same thing. And my class isn't AP, I just live in Utah where all the schools are harder.
What was the Egalitarian movement of the American Revolution?
The Egalitarian movement favored equality for all people. Its ideas were that people should have equal economic, social, and civil rights. During this movement, Northen states abolished slavery.
What colonies offered the least amount of social equality among it's settlers?
Southern colonies
