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American Rice In The Portuguese Market During The Eighteenth Century, Olivia Zapf

CURE Proceedings

In the early 18^th century, rice became an important crop in South Carolina’s economy. Literature tends to focus on production, but less is known about the transatlantic rice trade. This paper looks at the broader context of stimuli and disruptions in the South Carolina transatlantic rice trade, including market demand, trade regulation, and international conflict. This paper seeks to answer the question: how did market demand, trade regulation, and conflict affect the Carolina transatlantic rice trade during the 18^th century? By looking at existing research and synthesizing key events of this time, this paper provides a relative timeline …