Throughout the colonial era, small-scale manufacturing in the southern colonies was
A) more important than agriculture.
B) almost nonexistent.
C) comparable to that in the northern colonies.
D) instrumental in promoting rapid urban growth.

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Small-scale manufacturing was almost nonexistent in the southern colonies during the colonial era, as the economy was heavily based on agriculture, particularly on the cultivation of cash crops like tobacco, rice, and indigo.

Throughout the Colonial Era, Small-Scale Manufacturing in the Southern Colonies