Question

Which of the following offers the best analysis of the economic role of the South Carolina colony?(1 point)
Responses

It produced valuable crops to be sold in Europe.
It produced valuable crops to be sold in Europe.

It was a major producer of sugar that was exported worldwide.
It was a major producer of sugar that was exported worldwide.

It provided food crops that were sold to the other English colonies of North America.
It provided food crops that were sold to the other English colonies of North America.

It provided supplies and food to support sugar-growing colonies in the Caribbean.

Answer 1

The best analysis of the economic role of the South Carolina colony is:

**It provided supplies and food to support sugar-growing colonies in the Caribbean.**

While South Carolina did produce valuable crops to be sold in Europe and had an economy that included rice and indigo, it was particularly important for its role in supporting other colonies, especially those involved in the sugar trade in the Caribbean.