Economic Prosperity in South Carolina

SC History8th Grade

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.

Importance of SCSC 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.

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

Profitable Colony• Rice

– Carolina Gold– a staple crop and the source of long-term

prosperity • Growing agricultural economy

– Determination– Slaves

Carolina Gold

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.

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.

TIMBER

FISH

IRON

INDIGO

RICE COTTON

RESOURCES

RESOURCES

MANUFACTURED GOODS