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What were the drawbacks of growing tobacco and rice in the South in the 1860s?
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Tobacco depended on foreign markets, so its price varied widely. Tobacco also wore out land quickly because it stripped the soil of its nutrients. Rice needed to have a wet climate.
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What was the most important crop grown in the south?
In the south they were known for growing tobacco and cotton.
Where did slavery exist in the 13 colonies before the revolutionary war?
Generally in the tobacco-growing states from Virginia and on south.
How was the north economy different from the south?
The North had many factories and producing clothes etc. The South was slaves working on plantations growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton.
Why was agriculture so important in the South?
Because the climate was ideal for farming. Also soil was usually overflowing with vitamins and nutrients, which was good for growing vegetables, cotton, and tobacco.
What crops and industries were encouraged in the south?
Corn,Rice,Sweet Potatoes,Wheat,and Sugarcane.
What was the most important crop grown in the south?
In the south they were known for growing tobacco and cotton.
In the South several crops were important at first but later became the most important?
cotton,tobacco,and sugar canes were grown in the south(I'm taking about in the 1860s)
Why should people have visited colonial South Carolina?
People came to South Carolina to get rich by growing tobacco.
What knowledge did enslaved African people bring to South Carolina and Georgia?
Meathods of growing tobacco
Did South Carolina and Georgia have the fastest growing economies in the colonies because of their large tobacco plantations?
yes
Where did slavery exist in the 13 colonies before the revolutionary war?
Generally in the tobacco-growing states from Virginia and on south.
Why is the growing of tobacco controversial?
The growing of tobacco is controversial because farmers are dependent on it for income, but smoking or chewing it causes cancer. Farmers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky are the primary growers of tobacco. Their economic well-being must be balanced with concerns about public health.
How was the north different from south?
The North had many factories and producing clothes etc. The South was slaves working on plantations growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton.
How did reliance on plantation agriculture affect the southern colonies?
The south was growing food and tobacco so they had lots of agriculture. Virginia = John Rolfe & perfect tobacco = PROFIT $$$ = TOBACCO Carolinas = help barbados with food = rice + indigo
How was the north economy different from the south?
The North had many factories and producing clothes etc. The South was slaves working on plantations growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton.
What was the important mineral discovered in the south island in the 1860s?
gold
Why was agriculture so important in the South?
Because the climate was ideal for farming. Also soil was usually overflowing with vitamins and nutrients, which was good for growing vegetables, cotton, and tobacco.
