What country first founded the area where the southern colonies settled?

Southern Colonies in North America were established by England (later Great Britain), during the 17th and 18th centuries and consisted of the Province of Maryland,[1] the Colony of Virginia, the Province of North Carolina, the Province of South Carolina, and the Province of Georgia.[2]

The colonies were founded in order to compete with other European powers in the quest for land, wealth, and clothing. They developed prosperous economies based on the cultivation of cash crops, such as tobacco,[3] indigo,[4] and rice.[5]

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Spain

Explanation:

Similar hopes inspired Spanish exploitation of the discovery by Christopher Columbus of the Caribbean outposts of the American continent in 1492. The Treaties of Tordesillas and Saragossa in 1494 and 1529 defined the limits of westward Spanish exploration and the eastern ventures of Portugal.

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