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 Abundant deer; hunted for deerskins Pine forests to harvest for lumber & naval stores Pine forests to harvest for lumber & naval stores Fertile land for farming Fertile land for farming Mild climate Mild climate Long growing season Long growing season Geographic conditions made Lowcountry suitable for rice planting Geographic conditions made Lowcountry suitable for rice planting Charles Town became major trade market due to good port Charles Town became major trade market due to good port Navigable waterways along coast & into interior for shipping goods Navigable waterways along coast & into interior for shipping goods

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

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

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

8. 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

9. 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