COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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Cotton and Tobacco
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Cotton and wheat
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Tobacco and corn
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Tobacco and wheat
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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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Most of the cash crops grown in the developing nations are sold to the developed nations for a better price. Well-known cash crops include coffee, tea, cocoa, cotton, and sugarcane.
Detailed explanation-3: -The biggest cash crops in modern day America currently are corn and soybeans; which bring in about 50 billion dollars each. However, these fields have been ever-changing for the last two centuries. The first cash crop which helped America’s economy grow is tobacco.
Detailed explanation-4: -A cash crop is an agricultural crop which is grown for sale to return a profit. Major Cash Crops of India are sugarcane, tobacco, cotton, jute and oilseeds etc. Cotton is one of the most important cash crop in India.