How did the development of the Albemarle region of the Carolina colony differ from the development of the region to the south?

A) Slavery was more important to the economic development of the Albemarle region than to the economic development of the southern region.
B) African influences were greater in the Albemarle region because it had a higher proportion of African-born blacks than did the southern region.
C) A Virginia-like society was established in the Albemarle region; Barbadian influence was more important in the southern region.
D) The main export crop in the Albemarle region was grain, whereas cotton was the main export crop in the southern region.

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Chasity Taylor · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  The Albemarle region developed a society more similar to Virginia, with small farms and a focus on tobacco production, while the southern region was more heavily influenced by the plantation-centered Barbadian model and relied on export crops like rice and indigo. Slavery was important to both regions, but the type of agriculture and society that developed differed. African influences were not necessarily greater in the Albemarle region, as both regions had significant populations of African-born and African-descended individuals. Grain was also not the main export crop of the Albemarle region, as tobacco was the primary cash crop.

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