Why did so few cities develop in the southern colonies?
a. large plantation owners feared the growth of cities would decrease their wealth and used political power to prevent it.
b. the population in the southern colonies was so spread out that few cities were able to develop.
c. the south simply did not have enough resources to develop a large city, so they developed plantations instead.
d. southern colonists believed cities led to crime and other immoral activity and prevented their growth in the south.

`stare decisis is a legal doctrine that obligates courts to follow historical cases when making a ruling on a similar current or future case. stare decisis ensures that cases with identical facts be approached in the same way, unless overruled by the same court or a higher court such as the us supreme court. simply put, it binds courts to follow legal precedents set by previous decisions.

stare decisis is a latin term meaning "to stand by that which is decided".

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