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Staple crops

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Primary export crops such as tobacco, rice, and indigo grown on plantations in the southern colonies and British West Indies for commercial profit.

AP course connection

Topic 2.3: 2.3 The Regions of the British Colonies

Unit 2

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