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Nobody actually needed slaves, but some people did profit from slave labor, which is the cheapest kind. Slaves were extensively used to grow cotton in the American south. In the Caribbean, they were used for the sugar crop.
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What was one reason African slaves were needed in the American colonies?
Most Native American slaves died from disease or overwork
Did the war of 1812 encourage American manufacturing?
They were more jobs,and whites needed slaves
Why did American's want slaves?
Usually farmers wanted slaves because they had alot of land and needed much help to plant and harvest the crops
Why did European traders begin acquiring African slaves in the early 1600s?
they needed cheap labor for their american colonies
Why did Britain need slaves?
Britain only needed slaves to work plantations in the British colonies. They were not used in Britain itself. Britain abolished slavery well before American did.
Why did owners need slaves?
The whole slavery thing was for economic reasons. some needed slaves to work on their plantation, some needed slaves to work at home as servants, and other needed slaves to serve in armies. Remember slaves were an unpaid labor force.
Which type of labor was most needed for the growth of cash crops?
Slaves
Why did people need slaves?
They needed slaves to work on the big plantations.
Why did some African Americans in the US troops were trained?
Becuse they needed more people in the army, and the african american slaves were good for fighting so they were trained to fight in the American Revolution.
Slaves needed in the north?
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Why did the master's of the slaves have slaves?
slaves had a master because they needed them were there was good quality soil for large plantations
Why were slaves needed in sugar plantations?
SLAVES AND SUGAR PLANTATIONS Slaves were needed to harvest the crops in the sugar plantations. They were needed for affordable labor, but only because they were also producers of children, who became new slaves. So in addition to revenue from cotton and sugar, the slaveowners also received revenue from the sale of slaves, especially after the importation of new slaves was prohibited.
