The factors that led to the importation of Africans as slaves in the Americas was that there were sugar cane plantations and they needed labor, so they went over to Africa and got slaves, because it was free labor. The sugar cane was for rum, tea, and coffee. The Africans worked day and night whether it was out in the field or inside housework. After a while, the slaves began to try to escape, which would cut down the labor. Involved the Triangle between Africa, America's, and England. They all traded different things with each other, but in order to have things to trade, they needed labor and with the Africans they could have cheap labor with a profit.
The first African slaves arrived in Virginia in 1619.
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Jamestown Virginia
By the 1730's, African slaves comprised around 40-50% of Virginia's population.
african americans because they were slaves
because by selling or trading slaves they earned money for their economy
what factor caused colonists to decide to use african slaves
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 first African slaves arrived in Jamestown, Virginia in the year 1619.
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1619
The first African slaves were brought to Jamestown, Virginia in 1619. They were delivered by Dutch traders who had captured them from a Spanish slave ship.