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South Carolina’s Natural, Human, and Political Resources

South Carolina’s Natural, Human, and Political Resources.

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South Carolina’s Natural, Human, and Political Resources

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  1. South Carolina’s Natural, Human, and Political Resources Standard Indicator 8-1.5: Students will be able to explain how South Carolinians used their natural, human, and political resources uniquely to gain economic prosperity, including settlement by and trade with the people of Barbados, rice and indigo planting, and the practice of mercantilism.

  2. Carolina’s Natural Resources • Abundant deer hunted for deerskins • Pine forests to harvest for lumber & naval stores • Fertile land for farming • Mild climate • Long growing season • Geographic conditions made Lowcountry suitable for rice planting • Charles Town came major trade market due to • Good port • Navigable waterways along coast & into interior for shipping goods

  3. South Carolinians & Human Resources • Carolina’s people developed a flourishing trade • Carolina became a profitable colony

  4. Economic Activities & People • Colonists trade beads, trinkets, guns, & alcohol to Natives for deerskins & furs • Colonists enslaved Natives & ended good trade relationship • Carolina settlers from Barbados sold Natives & cattle to island • Colonists sold Naval Stores to Britain to make ships watertight • Colonists used African slaves to cultivate rice, Carolina Gold: First Cash Crop • Colonists grow indigo & make dye, Carolina Blue: Second Cash Crop

  5. Carolina Cash Crops Bring Wealth Rice: Carolina Gold • Labor intensive crop • African slaves had knowledge of how to plant rice • Staple crop & cash crop • Brought long term prosperity • Determination of settlers & hard work of slaves resulted in growing agricultural economy • First Cash Crop Indigo: Carolina Blue • Introduced by Eliza Lucas • Immigrant from Antigua • Planted indigo to make family plantation successful • British government offered a subsidy as an incentive to growers • Eliza shared her success with other planters • Second Cash Crop

  6. Political Factors Contributing to SC’s Prosperity • Mercantilism: Mother country controlled trade to export more goods than imported • By enforcing mercantilism mother country would amass more gold & silver & become wealthy & powerful • SC source of raw materials & market for British manufactured goods • Britain’s dependence on foreign trade was lessened improving her balance of trade (exported more than imported) • Britain encouraged development of new products by offering subsidies (bounties) • Indigo planters received subsidies • Rice & Indigo on ‘enumerated’ list of products that could be sold only to Britain

  7. Mercantilism Benefited Carolina • Carolina planters had secure market to sell their rice and indigo crops • Britain did not enforce ‘enumerated list’ on Carolina rice giving Carolina the advantage of a wider market • Britain was lax on enforcing most mercantilist laws (salutary neglect) • Neglect left English colonists free to develop their economies without much interference from Britain the mother country

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