Yes. The first slave arrive in 1619 and slaves were needed to grow the tobacco, cotton, and other crops in the southern plantation system.
Virginia
Virginia
Virginia
Virginia
The colony with few slaves but many indentured servants was Virginia. In the early days of the colony, before the widespread use of African slaves, indentured servants from England were a significant source of labor.
Tobacco, cotton, indigo, and slaves.
Enslaved workers helped the Virginia colony succeed in several ways. They worked as farmhands and on the land as slaves, making crops prosperous.
The first slaves in America were brought to the colony of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619, to help grow tobacco.
The first African slaves used by Europeans were used by the Portuguese, on the island of Sao Tome, to grow sugarcane. The Spanish were the first to use African slaves in the Americas (in the Caribbean), and the first English colony to use African slaves was Jamestown, Virginia (which was the first English colony in the New World). However, long before Europeans used African slaves, the Africans had slaves who were African!
The Virginia Company was responsible for the importation of indentured servants and African slaves to Virginia colony in the early 17th century. The company played a significant role in the establishment and development of the colony by bringing in labor to support its economic endeavors, particularly in the tobacco industry.
The most populous colony was Virgina and also Maryland 3 quarters were "white slaves".
A slave- in ANY state- was considered property. Property does not have rights.