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They were used as cheap labor.
The number of enslaved Africans in Southern colonies increased in the late 1600s mostly to satisfy the need for cheap labor on plantations, especially for labor-intensive crops like rice, indigo, and tobacco. This demand for labor was driven by the profitability and expansion of the plantation system in the colonies.
Enslaved African Americans composed about one third of the population of the southern states before the American Civil War.
Africans in South Carolina developed a more independent slave culture than in other southern colonies because of a higher proportion of Africans to Europeans, which allowed for more potential for community-building and cultural continuity. Additionally, the geography and climate of South Carolina allowed for greater opportunities for enslaved individuals to communicate and maintain cultural traditions.
In the 1700s, the African American population in the 13 colonies varied across regions. Estimates suggest that by the mid-18th century, around 20% of the total population in the Southern colonies were African Americans, the majority of whom were enslaved. In the Northern colonies, the African American population was smaller but still present, largely as free individuals.
In Colonial America, slavery became the heart of southern colonial society at the turn of the 18th century. Over 40% of the South's population was enslaved in 1750.
The Africans that were enslaved in the Southern Colonies were the main workforce because the settlers did not have the endurance or skills to do the work. Africans were strong, skilled, and were able to endure the climate better than the people who enslaved them.
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in Georgia
They were used as cheap labor.
i would say in the backcontrys
in the southern Colonies
In 1670, English settlers used enslaved Africans as laborers for growing rice,tobacco,and indigo.
The South depended on labor from enslaved Africans for their plantation economy. Enslaved Africans were used to work the fields, tend to crops like cotton and tobacco, and perform other agricultural duties. The profitability of the Southern economy was largely built on the exploitation of enslaved African labor.
The need for enslaved Africans in the Southern colonies in America stemmed from the lack of local labor at cotton plantations. Because of this, slaves became a low cost way to make the fields produce the large amounts of cotton demanded by Europe.
i would say in the backcontrys
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