https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d en-us 2017-11-22 14:18:46 UTC 2017-11-27 15:05:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210419913 A woman named Eliza Lucas introduced indigo as a cash crop at her father's plantation in South Carolina. Indigo was, and still is a cash crop that produces deep blue dye.]]> 2017-11-27 14:39:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210419913 https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210420345 Eliza Lucas introduced indigo as a successful plantation crop in South Carolina when she was 17.]]> 2017-11-27 14:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210420345 https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210420560 The economy of the Southern Colonies was affected by the plantations and workers that farmed on them. 
 ]]> 2017-11-27 14:40:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210420560 https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210423065 Eliza Lucas introduced indigo as a cash crop. Indigo is a plant that produces deep blue dye. ]]> 2017-11-27 14:43:43 UTC https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210423065 https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210425417 Overseers watched and directed the work of slaves on the plantation.]]> 2017-11-27 14:46:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210425417 https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210425733 Overseers were people who were hired and directed the work of slaves and watched over them when they were doing their work. ]]> 2017-11-27 14:46:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210425733 https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210426787 William Byrd was a part of the successful planter class. When people were included in the planter class, they had a lot money so they could buy slaves and gain control of fertile land across the coast.]]> 2017-11-27 14:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210426787 https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210427077 Cash crops, like cotton and tobacco were  grown in the plantation to be sold for money.]]> 2017-11-27 14:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210427077 https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210427171 The planter class was a group of wealthy plantation owners. They hired overseers to watch and direct the slaves.]]> 2017-11-27 14:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210427171 https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210430043 The Southern Colonies had a long growing season which was ideal for growing plantation crops.]]> 2017-11-27 14:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210430043 https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210431207 Slaves were needed to work on plantations because plantations needed a lot of workers. Slaves would work for no pay and could be bought very easily. ]]> 2017-11-27 14:54:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210431207 https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210431273 The planter class included slave labor which allowed planter families to get wealthy and grow crops like tobacco, indigo, and rice.]]> 2017-11-27 14:54:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210431273 https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210434333 The Southerners owned slaves that were forced to work on these plantations and farmed indigo dye which was one of the main cash crops, other than tobacco and rice, used for trading and gaining wealth.

]]> 2017-11-27 14:59:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210434333 https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210434695 This crop was discovered by Eliza Lucas who gained major success when introducing it to the slave owners. They then planted the seeds and forced their slaves to farm and harvest it.

]]> 2017-11-27 14:59:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210434695 https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210434830 Overseers were the people hired by planters to supervise slaves to make sure they were in good working condition because they relied on them to gain wealth.

]]> 2017-11-27 14:59:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210434830 https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210434948 As years went by, the population of slaves increased. At the end of 1750, 35% of the population was made up of slaves. This was a large population compared to the 5% of the population they started with.

]]> 2017-11-27 15:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210434948 https://padlet.com/nlustig/vef95dbhp96d/wish/210435134 One of the most famous Southern planter family was the Byrd family. William Byrd I owned a large estate of land and a membership in the House of Burgesses. After he died, his son inherited his responsibilities. 

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