population. The climate and abundance of work contributed to the number of slaves needed.The South was a lot more open to attack then the North. As stated in Doc. G by Governor Berkeley, Virginia is intersected by a lot of rivers, which make it open to attack. Not only around the east and west, but along the far south border near the Spanish territory of Florida. This constant threat of the Spanish lead to the military growth in Georgia to defend the English colonies. The Northern colonies didn't have to worry about the Spanish but they did have to worry about the French who occupied Canada. The North attracted many people for religious reasons and eventually developed a profitable shipbuilding industry based on the natural forests and harbors. More people who were interested in profit inhabited the South. This lead to the importation of a lot of slaves. Women's and slaves rights differed too, the South had fewer women so they were treated better, and the North had fewer slaves so they were not treated as bad. But overall both regions profited and lived happily off their environments....
