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The Southern Colonies

Question 3 • WV-US Studies

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.

Explanation

After Georgia became a royal colony in 1752, slavery was legalized, and the enslaved population grew rapidly. By the time of the American Revolution, enslaved people made up nearly half of Georgia’s population. The other choices describe developments that did not characterize Georgia’s population after it became a royal colony.

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