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QuizMultiple Choice

The Southern Colonies

Question 1 • SVHS US History and Constitution #FA

How did the population of Georgia change after it became a royal colony?

Answer
A
Plantation owners from the Caribbean established sugar plantations that used enslaved labor.
B
Limits on land holdings meant the population was made up mostly of small farmers.
C
The legalization of slavery led to a population that was almost fifty percent enslaved people.
D
The headright system was established to encourage landowners to hire servants and buy enslaved people.
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