English planters in colonial South Carolina.
I believe the crop originated in Africa.
Elizabeth Lucas Pinckney
indigo, rice, and tobacco, cotton came a little later
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.
Carolina rice was a profitable crop traded around the world. Settlers in southern Carolina later learned to raise indigo. (Indigo- A plant used to make a valuable blue dye.)~( That's how blue jeans got there color~ INDIGO)
.who was the first planter to raise a successful crop of indigo in the 13 colonies
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The first cash crop that was introduced to South Carolina was rice. After that was indigo and then tobacco.
elizabeth lucas pinckney
Elizabeth Lucas Pinckney
The first was Eliza Lucas Pinckeny
indigo, rice, and tobacco, cotton came a little later
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.
Eliza Lucas Pinckney
Both crops could be grown using the same labor force
Carolina rice was a profitable crop traded around the world. Settlers in southern Carolina later learned to raise indigo. (Indigo- A plant used to make a valuable blue dye.)~( That's how blue jeans got there color~ INDIGO)
previously textile industries were not very famous,, at that time,, people were producing crops more and britishers focussed more on producing opium and indigo.
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