Which crop was favored in the early years of the colonial west indies

rice

Explanation:

After much experimentation, rice emerged as the principal export crop in Carolina. Rice was then an exotic food in England; no rice seeds were sent out from London in the first supply ships to Carolina.

whose power in the senate is equal to the power of the speaker of the house?

equal pay act of 1963. the equal pay act, signed in to law by president john f. kennedy on june 10, 1963, was one of the first federal anti-discrimination laws that addressed wage differences based on gender. they felt that this would prevent employers from undercutting future wages for men.