USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What cash crop was known as “the killing crop”?
A
tobacco
B
sugar
C
coffee
D
rice
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cash crops are the crops that are produced for their commercial value rather than for use by the person growing them. Most common examples of cash crops are coffee, sugarcane, tobacco, etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sugarcane is a most important cash crop of India. It involves less risk and farmers are assured up to some extent about return even in adverse condition. Sugarcane provides raw material for the second largest agro-based industry after textile.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sugarcane Production. Sugarcane is one of the essential raw material sources of manufactured sugar in the United States. Sugarcane, a tall perennial grass, is grown in tropical and semitropical climates. After the planting of cane stalk cuttings, the plant matures in 1-2 years.

Detailed explanation-4: -The most common sugar crops are sugar cane, sugar beet, and sugar sorghum.

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