Question

What commodity drove the new global economy in the late 18th century Cotton, wheat, tobacco, rice

Answer 1

Is Cotton,Wheat, Tobacco,and Rice the multiple choice answer? because if they are, then the answer will be Tobacco.  

Answer 2

Option C.

Step-by-step explanation:

Tobacco, is the right answer.

The communities of the South had agriculture as the basis of their economy. They produced crops primarily the cash crops (sugarcane, tobacco) with the help of slave labors. The large tracts of land on which they cultivated their crops were known as the plantations. Accordingly, in the given question tobacco will be the right answer.