What kind of cash crops did they grow in the South in early America?
As the name suggests, cash crops bring in money. (Producers plant and harvest other kinds of crops to feed their families or their livestock.) In the early seventeenth century, European settlers caught wind of how well tobacco would sell, so plantations became a growing interest among wealthy colonists. For more than 175 years, tobacco cultivation formed the basis of Southern economy. Eager English buyers back home welcomed imports from this new country; in turn, English ships brought over tea, sugar, and slaves.
