Indian farmers were reluctant to grow indigo because they were forced to do so
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In Colonial America, South Carolina was known as the main growing location of indigo. As the second half of the eighteenth century wore on, indigo continued to be grown in ever larger numbers. In the year 1775, some 1,122,200 pounds were exported from South Carolina. Yet, South Carolina's dependence upon governmental bounties in order to preserve indigo's prosperity proved to be dangerous. Although indigo continued to be produced during the Revolution, after the Treaty of Paris in 1783, the bounties and protective tariffs were no longer valid. Thus, Carolina indigo had to compete on the open market. Until the mid 1790's, indigo continued to sell well because Britain needed it for its textile industry. However, the loss of the bounty, indigo competition from India, and the 1793 invention of the cotton gin caused indigo to be almost completely phased out of South Carolina by 1798. When British legislation no longer effected the indigo grown in America, the "Bonanza" went bust.
the products produced in the southern colonies were tobacco,rice,indigo,a little fish,and timber.They also trade slaves with other states or countries.
The use of indigo, which is a dye that can come from at least 5 different plants, was first used in the 7th century, BC. The plants from which indigo dye came were most likely weeds. No one knows who may have started raising plants containing indigo, as it was so long ago. Today, man-made indigo dye (not from plants) is the color used in blue jeans.
Tobacco, cotton, indigo, and slaves.
With the fall of Gwalior, the 1857 war ended and the so called sepoy mutiny was quashed. It also spelled end of East India company in India and British government took direct control of the sub-continent. Following few years were very tough for native Indians who faced backlash for the mutiny specially Muslims who were blamed by the British to be the leaders of the revolt.