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Indigofera tinctoria

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January 21, 2008
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  • Colonial North Carolina: Colonial North Carolina from the establishment of the Carolina in 1663 to the eve of the American Revolution in 1763. Compares the original vision for the colony with the way it actually developed. Covers the people who settled North Carolina; the growth of institutions, trade, and slavery; the impact of colonization on American Indians; and significant events such as Culpeper's Rebellion, the Tuscarora War, and the French and Indian Wars. (Page 1.8)

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Photograph of Indigofera tinctoria, a flowering plant that produces a dark blue dye.

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Indigofera tinctoria. Indigo is a flowering plant that was historically used to produce the dark blue dye also called indigo. Indigo is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the world, and was a successful cash crop in South Carolina in the 18th century.