Slave labor so dominated the rice plantations of
west Africa
On rice plantations slaves lived in harsh conditions and the birthrate was low. This led to a dependence on slave imports from Africa.
Cotton production depended on large plantations, with much more acreage and also more slaves than was typical of plantations in the Chesapeake states like rice production.
Yes this is true slaves where very common in North and south Carolina and this was because they need more people to help with the rice crops because,the people of that time did not know how to even plant rice. Silly people : )
Slave labor so dominated the rice plantations of
Slave labor
growing rice required much labor,so the demand for slaves increased.
growing rice required much labor,so the demand for slaves increased.
growing rice required much labor,so the demand for slaves increased.
growing rice required much labor,so the demand for slaves increased.
Both crops could be grown using the same labor force
Life on plantationsMany plantations used African slaves for the hard labor, such as cotton, rice, indigo or tobacco.
South Carolina
Plantations.
women could have had a job in the rice field, or could have been assigned to maintain the inside of the plantation owner's house, or taking care of the plantation owners children.
The climate and the fertility of the soil as well as the availability of relatively cheap slave labor.