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Indigo was the major cash crop, but rice and cotton were a close second.
Rice
In the south, slaves were used mainly for farming. The southern colonies' staple crop was rice. The middle colonies' staple crop was tobacco.
Rice
Corn was the staple crop of early Indian civilizatons in North and South America.
During the Coercive Acts, also known as the Intolerable Acts, South Carolina sent rice to Boston. This act of solidarity was part of the larger colonial response to British taxation and enforcement measures. The rice was intended to support the people of Boston who were suffering due to the British blockade and other punitive measures. It exemplified the growing unity among the colonies against British rule.
South Carolina sent indigo to Massachusetts for their manufacturing needs of the garment industry. There was a huge market for low cost dyes both in the colonies, as well as in Europe. Many South Carolina planters switched to indigo when they saw rice prices plummeting.
The first cash crop that was introduced to South Carolina was rice. After that was indigo and then tobacco.
indigo or corn
South Carolina's staple crops were rice and indigo. http://www.sparknotes.com/101/us_history_one/colonial_life/southern_colonies.html
Rice
tobacco and staple agriculture