What role did the African play in the economy of southern colonies by 1700?

Answer 1

well its sad to say but it was the slave trade, and it went on for a long time, most slaves in the southern states were forced to work on plantations, or in homes of the wealthy as servants , although some slave owners treated their slaves very kindly and with respect most owners treated them horribly , they were treated like animals, many were housed to a single shack, they were only given enough food to live, and were forced to work through intense heat , as well as other factors such as disease, starvation, lack of sleep , and many other things. although the southern states weren't the only ones with slaves , many northern states had them too, the only difference is that they had some rights, and were mostly treated well , this is something most people don't know about American history, and most of those that do know tend to block it out of their minds., so people from the northern part of the united states cannot talk badly about , or say anything negative about the south having slaves because they had them too, and vice versa. but the bottom line is they were both wrong for being involved in the slave business(now they didn't start the idea of owning slaves or using them for labor, that dates back thousands of years ago) but it was still wrong for them to participate in that, and hopefully all Americans have learned from all this , and i pray that no human being will ever be made a slave again.

Answer 2

Slaves played the part of farming. Very little of the farming population in the southern colonies was white. They of course made cotton, and also took care of children and cooked. They did the dirty work, in a nutshell. :)

Answer 3

to serve the master's.