Rice was not a cash crop for the southern colonies but tobacco, indigo, and corn wheat were. In addition, perhaps the biggest cash crop grown in the southern colonies was cotton. The South grew to rely so heavily on cotton and the money it generated that it began to direct their society, leading to the Southern dependence on slavery.
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The southern economy was centered around cotton, which was hard to grow and made slavery essential to their way of life.
Sugarcane was not a major cash crop in the South. Some of the major cash crops were cotton and tobacco.
The cash crop list from several southern colonies included rice, corn, tea and coffee. However, tobacco was the main cash crop in most colonies.
The South was a cash crop economy of cotton and tobacco.
Sugarcane was not a major cash crop in the South. Some of the major cash crops were cotton and tobacco.
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