South Carolina’s Natural, Human, and Political Resources

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

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

Carolina’s Natural ResourcesCarolina’s Natural Resources Abundant deer hunted for Abundant deer hunted for

deerskins deerskins Pine forests to harvest for Pine forests to harvest for

lumber & naval stores lumber & naval stores Fertile land for farming Fertile land for farming Mild climate Mild climate Long growing season Long growing season Geographic conditions made Geographic conditions made

Lowcountry suitable for rice Lowcountry suitable for rice planting planting

Charles Town came major Charles Town came major trade market due to trade market due to

Good port Good port Navigable waterways along Navigable waterways along

coast & into interior for coast & into interior for shipping goods shipping goods

South Carolinians & Human South Carolinians & Human ResourcesResources

Carolina’s people developed a Carolina’s people developed a flourishing trade flourishing trade

Carolina became a profitable colony Carolina became a profitable colony

Economic Activities & Economic Activities & PeoplePeople

Colonists trade beads, trinkets, guns, & Colonists trade beads, trinkets, guns, & alcohol to Natives for deerskins & furs alcohol to Natives for deerskins & furs

Colonists enslaved Natives & ended good Colonists enslaved Natives & ended good trade relationship trade relationship

Carolina settlers from Barbados sold Carolina settlers from Barbados sold Natives & cattle to island Natives & cattle to island

Colonists sold Naval Stores to Britain to Colonists sold Naval Stores to Britain to make ships watertight make ships watertight

Colonists used African slaves to cultivate Colonists used African slaves to cultivate rice, Carolina Gold: First Cash Crop rice, Carolina Gold: First Cash Crop

Colonists grow indigo & make dye, Colonists grow indigo & make dye, Carolina Blue: Second Cash CropCarolina Blue: Second Cash Crop

Carolina Cash Crops Bring Carolina Cash Crops Bring WealthWealth

Rice: Carolina GoldRice: Carolina Gold Labor intensive crop Labor intensive crop African slaves had African slaves had

knowledge of how to knowledge of how to plant rice plant rice

Staple crop & cash crop Staple crop & cash crop Brought long term Brought long term

prosperity prosperity Determination of Determination of

settlers & hard work of settlers & hard work of slaves resulted in slaves resulted in growing agricultural growing agricultural economy economy

First Cash Crop First Cash Crop

Indigo: Carolina BlueIndigo: Carolina Blue Introduced by Eliza Introduced by Eliza

Lucas Lucas Immigrant from Antigua Immigrant from Antigua Planted indigo to make Planted indigo to make

family plantation family plantation successful successful

British government British government offered a subsidy as an offered a subsidy as an incentive to growers incentive to growers

Eliza shared her Eliza shared her success with other success with other planters planters

Second Cash CropSecond Cash Crop

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

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