What crops were important for English colonies in the south of north America 1700s?

* Introduced to Jamestown, Virginia, in the early 17th century

* Quickly became the colony's most important cash crop

* Also grown in Maryland and North Carolina

* Used to make snuff, chewing tobacco, and smoking tobacco

Rice

* Introduced to South Carolina in the late 17th century

* Quickly became the colony's most important cash crop

* Also grown in Georgia

* Used to make food, such as rice cakes and rice pudding

Indigo

* Introduced to South Carolina in the early 18th century

* Quickly became the colony's second most important cash crop

* Also grown in Georgia

* Used to make blue dye

Other crops

* Corn

* Wheat

* Oats

* Barley

* Rye

* Beans

* Peas

* Potatoes

* Squash

* Pumpkins