The main economic characterist of North Carolina was farming.The main crop was tobbaco. North Carolina supplied gold for the US goverment until 1830,When the gold was all mined out.
Palmetto State.
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South Carolina
They were nicknamed the 49ers because the Californian gold rush took place in 1849.
The first cash crop that was introduced to South Carolina was rice. After that was indigo and then tobacco.
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It's not a crop but oil is called back gold.
indigo or corn
Tobacco is the crop you seek.