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
indigo, rice, and tobacco, cotton came a little later
The first was Eliza Lucas Pinckeny
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)
In the 18th century, Eliza Lucas Pinckney successfully experimented with raising indigo in South Carolina. She developed a profitable indigo plantation, which became a significant cash crop for the American colonies. Her efforts contributed to the establishment of indigo as a major export, and she is often credited with helping to innovate the cultivation and production processes.
previously textile industries were not very famous,, at that time,, people were producing crops more and britishers focussed more on producing opium and indigo.