How did the population of Georgia change after it became a royal colony?

A - Plantation owners from the Caribbean established sugar plantations that used enslaved labor.

B - Limits on land holdings meant the population was made up mostly of small farmers.

C - The legalization of slavery led to a population that was almost fifty percent enslaved people.

D-The headright system was established to encourage landowners to hire servants and buy enslaved people.

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Shannon Ellison

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16 October, 20:51

How did the population of Georgia change after it became a royal colony?

A - Plantation owners from the Caribbean established sugar plantations that used enslaved labor.

B - Limits on land holdings meant the population was made up mostly of small farmers.

C - The legalization of slavery led to a population that was almost fifty percent enslaved people.

D-The headright system was established to encourage landowners to hire servants and buy enslaved people.

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Maeve Duffy · Answer 1

Under royal control the colony of Georgia changed rapidly. Slaves were imported, and cotton and rice plantations were established. And Georgia prospered.