Economic Prosperity in South Carolina

1. Economic Prosperity in South Carolina SC History 8th Grade

2. Objectives8-1.5 • Explain how South Carolinians used their natural, human, and political resources uniquely to gain economic prosperity. • Settlement by and trade with the people of Barbados • rice and indigo planting • the practice of mercantilism.

3. Importance of SC SC natural resources • abundant deer • pine forests to harvest • a mild climate • Fertile land • a long growing season. • Lowcountry • suitable for rice planting. • port at Charleston • navigable waterways shipping goods to market possible.

4. SC RESOURCES • Carolinas • flourishing trade made a profitable colony. • South Carolinians est. trade with Barbados • sold cattle • Native American slaves • Carolina pine trees source of pitch and tar for making ships

5. Profitable Colony • Rice • Carolina Gold • a staple crop and the source of long-term prosperity • Growing agricultural economy • Determination • Slaves

6. Carolina Gold

7. Eliza Lucas Pickney • Eliza Lucas • planted indigo because she was determined to make the family plantation successful. • make a highly valued blue dye • the British government was offering a subsidy as an incentive to anyone who would grow it • Eventually, Eliza Lucas succeeded • Indigo became a new cash crop for South Carolina.

8. SC Prosperity • Political factors • South Carolina • source of raw materials and a market for British manufactured goods. • The mother country did not have to rely on foreign trade. • Rice and indigo could only be sold to England. • SC always had a market. • The British did not put this on Carolina gold, so they could sell to anyone.

9. TIMBER RESOURCES IRON FISH INDIGO RESOURCES COTTON RICE MERCANTILISM COLONIES $$$ MANUFACTURED GOODS ENGLAND