The first few years of the Carolina’s served the British in many helpful ways. The southern part of Carolina served as support for the British West Indies and soon slaves from sugar islands reached the shores of the colony. The introduction of rice to the colony started a major economic boom. Many people started to see how profitable the crop could be and a massive wave of planters and slaves came to the colony. Southern Carolina’s “heart” town was a merchant port called Charles Town, which later became known as Charleston. Southern Carolina was also known for its slave population, which acted as the majority before the middle of the eighteenth century. Northern Carolina was nothing like Southern Carolina. The early inhabitants of this part