What staple was the key to making Carolina an extremely hierarchical society, ruled by the wealthiest elite in English North America?
A) wheat
B) rice
C) potatoes
D) tobacco
E) sugarcane

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Rice was the key staple crop in Carolina, particularly in the lowcountry, and it required a great deal of labor to cultivate. This labor was performed by enslaved Africans who were brought to Carolina specifically to work in the rice fields. The demand for labor to work in the rice fields created an extremely hierarchical society in which the wealthiest elite owned vast plantations and held a great deal of power over both the enslaved laborers and less wealthy white settlers.

What Staple Was the Key to Making Carolina an Extremely