cotten
They could grow rice in swampy areas.
The primary crop of most South Carolina plantations was cotton. Plantations in South Carolilna's many swampy areas grew rice and indigo as their major crops.
Indigo was one of the main crops grown in both North and South Carolina and was called 'Blue Gold'because of the deep blue color that it created and 'Carolina Gold' because it was considered as valuable as gold because of the income it gave farmers. they also sold tabbaco it was very valuable
Rice became an important crop.
Indigo was the major cash crop, but rice and cotton were a close second.
Tobacco and rice.
The first cash crop that was introduced to South Carolina was rice. After that was indigo and then tobacco.
rice
They could grow rice in swampy areas.
It was based on Rice
Tobacco
The colony of South Carolina had indigo, and rice, and tobacco, as early cash crops. But, it was cotton that would make the colony a much bigger success and a very wealthy colony.
indigo or corn
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.
Rice
Sugar became the most profitable cash crop in the Americas in the 1600s. It was grown in the American South and in the West Indies.
The primary crop of most South Carolina plantations was cotton. Plantations in South Carolilna's many swampy areas grew rice and indigo as their major crops.