Question

which colonies had developed enslavement - based plantation economies by the late 1600s?
○ southern colonies
○ new england
○ middle colonies

Explanation:

The southern colonies (such as Virginia, Maryland, Carolina) had a climate and land suitable for cash crops like tobacco, rice, and indigo. By the late 1600s, they developed plantation economies reliant on enslaved labor to work the large plantations. New England colonies focused more on trade, fishing, and small - scale farming, and the middle colonies had a more diverse economy with farming (but not large - scale plantation - based with enslavement like the south) and trade.

Answer:

A. southern colonies