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Indigo flowers, were a popular dye in the late 1700's and early 1800's South Carolina made a HUGE profit off of this popular dye and was said to be the "only" thing to grow if you wanted money.

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Rice was the primary cash crop in colonial South Carolina. Because it could be harvested twice a year, it retained it's status of lead cash crop for decades.

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