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Rice and the making of South Carolina : an introductory essay
Littlefield, Daniel C. South Carolina Department of Archives and History
Littlefield, Daniel C.
South Carolina Department of Archives and History
Abstract
Originally, Carolinians grew rice on dry land, but early in the eighteenth century, cultivation spread to swampy fresh water areas. Until the 1850s, rice reigned supreme. But large-scale rice production was limited to the tidal marshes and inland
swamp, while cotton became profitable statewide after the invention of the cotton gin. In its heyday, however, rice made a few hundred planters extremely wealthy. It also contributed to cross culturation and the making of Carolina as a rich cultural hybrid. In this essay, it is this aspect of rice cultivation that Professor Littlefield describes.
Issue Date
1995
Keywords
Slavery--South Carolina--History, Rice trade--South Carolina--History, Slave trade--South Carolina, South Carolina--Rural conditions, South Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
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Text
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