Question

look at these graphs.
southern colonies exports by
value

• tobacco
• rice
• bread, flour,

grain (not map

• indigo
• other

new england colonies
exports by value

• dried fish and

whale oil

• lumber,
• naval products
• other

what is the most likely reason why southern colonies
had such different exports from those of new england?
○ new england colonists were not able to farm.
○ the colonies had different growing seasons.
○ new england colonies had limited access to
waterways.
○ southern colonies did not have a plantation system.

Explanation:

Southern colonies relied on cash crops like tobacco, which require long, warm growing seasons. New England had shorter, colder growing seasons, so it focused on grain, livestock, and naval products instead. The other options are incorrect: New England could farm (grain was a key export), it had extensive waterway access, and Southern colonies did use a plantation system.

Answer:

B. The colonies had different growing seasons.