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Some colonies that initially did not allow slavery but later changed their laws to permit it as more settlers arrived include Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. These colonies initially had more limited use of enslaved labor but gradually transitioned to allow slavery due to economic reasons and the increasing demand for labor.
yes they did use slave labor
Slavery became the norm when tobacco prices fell and the use of endentured servants costed to much. Slaves had a higher asking price, but in te long run it was cheaper to have slaves
The colonists traded rum and mollasses with africa in exchange for slaves it was called the triangle trade.August of 1619 when a ship carrying slaves from Africa docked in Jamestown, Virginia. Prior to that date there were no slaves held by Europeans in what is now the USA, although many Indian tribes enslaved captives from rival tribes. Economic conditions in the southern colonies encouraged the use of slaves. The practice spread to the north, particularly New York and Connecticut. It was less in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, two colonies established for religious reasons, and which for just such reasons opposed slavery. New York abolished slavery in 1827. Ok Thanks But How Did American's Find Out About It At First If It Was To Be Hidden ?
It was an economically viable option to use slaves.
In 1619 the first slave came to the colonies and as the need for workers evolved the use of slavery grew.
The american use war as mean of take over other property. slavery was use to secure american wealth.
New England colonies did not have slavery. Since they were first settled by Puritan's they laid the foundation for the religious, intellectual, and social order of the New England colonies. This included the use of slaves. Slavery was abolished in the New England colonies in 1774.
There were not enough workers.
The environment of the New England colonies didn't affect the development of slavery very much at all. What did affect - and retard that development - was that the New England colonies were not based primarily on agriculture, but on manufacturing.
Slavery is as old as man. or OLDER! Some ant colonies overtake other ant colonies and make them into slaves. I am not sure that there is any human slaver in wide use today, and noone alive had any slaves, So why not GET OVER IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Slavery provided labor for the developing textile industries in the southern colonies.