The pure logistics of maintaining a cash crop style of economy required a labor force that had never been known anywhere north of Maryland. Although there was both slavery and indentured servitude north of Maryland at that time, it was nowhere near the prevalence as it was in the Southern colonies. For this simple reason, African slaves were sent to the southern colonies in vast numbers, and this practice would continue for many decades to come. Slavery and indentured servitude became the backbone of how the economy of the Southern colonies prospered. Although the differences between the pre-Revolutionary War American Middle and Southern Colonies were not as prevalent as with the New England colonies, there were stark differences between the two as I explained. Conversely, the various types of ethnic groups consisting within the middle colonies created an almost night and day difference than that of the similar peoples of the Southern
The pure logistics of maintaining a cash crop style of economy required a labor force that had never been known anywhere north of Maryland. Although there was both slavery and indentured servitude north of Maryland at that time, it was nowhere near the prevalence as it was in the Southern colonies. For this simple reason, African slaves were sent to the southern colonies in vast numbers, and this practice would continue for many decades to come. Slavery and indentured servitude became the backbone of how the economy of the Southern colonies prospered. Although the differences between the pre-Revolutionary War American Middle and Southern Colonies were not as prevalent as with the New England colonies, there were stark differences between the two as I explained. Conversely, the various types of ethnic groups consisting within the middle colonies created an almost night and day difference than that of the similar peoples of the Southern