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The British southern strategy was to move the military theater to the southern colonies where there were more Loyalist colonists. Slaves and Indian allies, the British hoped, would also swell their ranks. This strategy worked at first, allowing the British to take Charleston. Much of the South Carolina low country was too swampy for traditional English agriculture. To find a staple crop that would make the colony a secure contributor to the British Empire, settlers needed to adapt to their new environment.
