Indentured servants in South Carolina were important because Landowners relied on their labor to produce the cash crops that they sold for profit.
Before the Carolinas began to rely on enslaved labor, they used indentured servants who were different from enslaved people because:
- they were usually European
- there had certain rights which were protected by law
- they would eventually be set free
Indentured servants in South Carolina were made to work really hard in the colony during its early days so that enough cash crops would be produced for export so that proprietors would make profit.
In conclusion, indentured servants in South Carolina worked really had to ensure the success of the colony but they were eventually replaced by enslaved labor because indentured servants were harder to control.
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