1740
Cotton Kingdom Expansion and Indigenous Displacement
By the 1740s, the expansion of cotton cultivation in South Carolina and Georgia led to increased displacement of Indigenous peoples [2]. Colonial settlers encroached on Native lands, often through violent means, to establish plantations [2]. This period marks the intensification of Indigenous …
South Carolina, Georgia, SC
Indigenous
Jim Crow
Slavery & emancipation
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By the 1740s, the expansion of cotton cultivation in South Carolina and Georgia led to increased displacement of Indigenous peoples [2]. Colonial settlers encroached on Native lands, often through violent means, to establish plantations [2]. This period marks the intensification of Indigenous dispossession tied to the growth of the slave economy.