Although much is made of American colonial cotton plantations it was not the only crop grown.
Cash crops such as sugar, maize, rice, tobacco etc., were grown.
In addition crops for consumption were also cultivated. Wheat, maize, peas, beans et al.
Crops grown on plantations include cotton, coffee, tobacco, sugar cane, sisal, and various oil seeds and rubber trees.
If you traveled back to the Colonial Period in Georgia, which crop would you have been LEAST likely to see being grown?
Southern plantations primarily grew cash crops such as cotton, tobacco, rice, and sugarcane. Cotton became the dominant crop in the 19th century, particularly with the invention of the cotton gin, which made processing more efficient. Tobacco was also a significant crop earlier in the colonial period. These crops were labor-intensive and heavily relied on enslaved labor.
In new Spain, the main crop that was grown was maize. Additionally, sugarcane and cotton were both major crops for new Spain.
Well, tobacco was definitely an important crop in Virginia and Maryland.
Tobacco, cotton, cochineal, and cacao. The most important was sugar cane
The chief crop grown on colonial plantations in the Caribbean was sugar cane. It was a highly profitable crop due to the demand for sugar in Europe. The development of plantations and the transatlantic slave trade were closely linked to the production of sugar in the Caribbean.
bananas
Tobacco, Indigo, and Rice.
Either cotton or sugar....not sure.
it was tobacco
Sugar was the primary cash crop of the Caribbean.
Crops grown on plantations include cotton, coffee, tobacco, sugar cane, sisal, and various oil seeds and rubber trees.
cotton
Because it was a cash crop that was first grown and sent to England by John Rolfe. This was grown on most plantations in Jamestown as well as indigo.
If you traveled back to the Colonial Period in Georgia, which crop would you have been LEAST likely to see being grown?
Southern plantations primarily grew cash crops such as cotton, tobacco, rice, and sugarcane. Cotton became the dominant crop in the 19th century, particularly with the invention of the cotton gin, which made processing more efficient. Tobacco was also a significant crop earlier in the colonial period. These crops were labor-intensive and heavily relied on enslaved labor.