A primary occupation in the southern colonies was farming (agriculture).
The Southern colonies included- Georgia, North and South Carolina, Maryland, and Verginia. The English settled these colonies. The economy of Southern colony was based on farming. The southern colonies were made up of mostly coastal plains and they were known for their plantations. They were also known for its three distinct features: agricultural plantation, warm weather, and bustling coastal cities.
The Southern colonies mostly concentrated on agriculture and they exported the agricultural products as well. The cash crops which the Southern colonies exported were- cotton, tobacco, rice, indigo, corn, vegetables, grain, fruit, and livestock.
The Southern Colonies consisted of the largest slave population who worked on the plantations to grow cotton, tobacco, indigo, and other cash crops and kept the massive farms running. The main cash crop grown in Maryland was tobacco and the main cash crops grown in South Carolina and Georgia were indigo and rice.
Hence, the primary occupation in the Southern colonies was farming.
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