SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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tobacco
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rice
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indigo
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Before the Civil War, there were hundreds of plantations located outside Charleston, growing indigo, cotton, rice, and other cash crops. Charleston became wealthy from these plantations, but these riches were of course made on the backs of the slaves who were forced to work the fields.
Detailed explanation-2: -The southern area had good farmland and many excellent harbors. Planters built rice plantations in the tidewater. The city of Charles Town, later called Charleston, grew large and wealthy. The northern part of Carolina had few harbors and was not as good for farming.
Detailed explanation-3: -The cash crops of the southern colonies included cotton, tobacco, rice, and indigo (a plant that was used to create blue dye). In Virginia and Maryland, the main cash crop was tobacco. In South Carolina and Georgia, the main cash crops were indigo and rice.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the early period, planters earned wealth from two major crops: rice and indigo (see below), both of which relied on slave labor for their cultivation. Exports of these crops led South Carolina to become one of the wealthiest colonies prior to the Revolution.