USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Select ALL the “cash crops” that were popular on Southern plantations
A
rice
B
indigo
C
tobacco
D
potatoes
E
roses
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Tobacco is a huge cash crop in the Southern and Middle colonies. Due to the demand and supply of to-bacco prices have gone higher and lower. Tobacco is grown in the Middle and Southern colonies be-cause it is hot and there are many plantations in the Middle and Southern colonies.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Well-known cash crops include coffee, tea, cocoa, cotton, and sugarcane.

Detailed explanation-4: -The highest yield cash crops in the world are: Sugar cane. Sugar beet. Tomato.

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