Demand For Indigo
The history of indigo is thus rife, complex, and intertwined with the slave trade. Demand was on the rise and the need for slave labor did too. It caused an influx of slavery in South Carolina. It is reportedly known that half of all slaves that landed in America ended up in the state of South Carolina.
Slavery
It was not only the African slaves that tough times ahead…The demand for indigo continued to strengthen and plantations began to run out of land. This led to plantation owners taking land from indigenous tribes who lived off of neighboring land.