Question

The 13 American colonies grew or produced different goods, depending on what resources they had. The southern colonies had plantations with lots of farmland. Which of these was a major industry in many of the southern colonies?
A.
potatoes
B.
steel
C.
indigo
D.
broccoli

Answer 1

C. indigo

Indigo was a major cash crop in many southern colonies (especially South Carolina and Georgia), grown for its blue dye. Other important southern crops included tobacco and rice.