4. The Southern region of the 13 Colonies heavily depended on slave labor because a. The cold climate produce huge amounts of snow enslaved people would shovel off roads in the
winter
b. The survival rate of women in the Southern colonies was so low, enslaved people were used to
take care of the white children of the Southern colonies
c. The agricultural economy of the South required a large labor force, and plalitation owners could
maximize their profits by using slave labor
d. Enslaved Africans were used to mine for gold and coal in many parts of the Southern colonies.
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