LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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Indigo
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Cotton
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Tobacco
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Rice
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Detailed explanation-1: -Before the American Revolution, three crops dominated southern agriculture: tobacco, rice, and indigo.
Detailed explanation-2: -Before the American Revolution, three crops dominated south-ern agriculture-tobacco, rice, and indigo. These crops, produced mostly by enslaved African Americans, played a central role in the southern economy and culture. After the American Revolution, however, prices for tobacco, rice, and indigo dropped.
Detailed explanation-3: -What were the main cash crops grown in the Southern Colonies? The main cash crops in the Southern Colonies were tobacco, rice (called Carolina gold in South Carolina), and indigo.
Detailed explanation-4: -The rapid expansion of the cotton belt in the South: reduced the significance of slavery. ensured that the region became more dependent on enslaved black workers. increased the responsibilities of fieldwork for the plantation mistress.