USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Southern Colonists grew rice, tobacco, silk, ____ and cotton.
A
wheat
B
corn
C
indigo
D
barley
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The crops that were grown were called cash crops because they were harvested for the specific purpose of selling to others. 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.

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