Which two colonies were most dependent on slavery? a) virginia and maryland b) maryland and new york c) south carolina and georgia d) pennsylvania and massachusetts

Hello! New York and Massachusetts were Northern Colonies, which didn't have slavery. Therefore, B and D are eliminated. Virginia had lots of slaves, but Maryland had free their slaves years after the Revolutionary War. South Carolina and Georgia really needed slaves, because they had a lot of farming, and had some of the most slaves at the start of the Civil War. The answer is C.