Question

Crops in Early Colonial Georgia
Rice
Indigo
Tobacco


What conclusions can you draw from this list of crops?
Responses
A Georgia agriculture was not very successful.
B Georgia agriculture required a large amount of labor.
C Georgians only grew crops that were able to be eaten.
D Georgians did not grow any crops meant for human consumption.

Answer 1

B. These were labor-intensive cash crops (rice, indigo, and tobacco), so Georgia agriculture required large amounts of labor — often supplied by enslaved Africans on plantations.

(A) is false — these were profitable crops.
(C) and (D) are false — indigo and tobacco are not food, and rice is, so they did grow at least one food crop.