Slaves
Many of the rich planters came, along with their slaves, from Barbados and other islands in the Caribbean. They built plantations focused on export crops, such as law Sea Island cotton, indigo, and rice. The slaves came from many diverse cultures in Africa, and the one major rebellion was the Stono rebellion in 1739. Some of the leaders had previously been involved in Africa in the Christian kingdom of Kongo; they introduced their ritual practices and apparently employed military tactics they had learned in the Kongo.
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