Question

During Georgia's colonial period the "W.R.I.S.T." products were important to the state's economy. Identify THREE of these products and describe why they were important.

Answer 1

Indigo, rice, and tobacco are three important crops from that period. Indigo was used for dye, easy to grow but hard to harvest; rice is always an important staple crop and was grown in the swampy waters near the coast; tobacco is also a very profitable crop.