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Because of the vast amount that needed to be done around the plantations, households, roman style villas, and because owning slaves was a sign of wealth
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Why did people want slaves in the south?
Business men would want slaves to work on their plantations. They wouldn't get paid so it was free labour.
Why do you think some people didn't want the slaves to be free?
Back then, slaves were vital in the southern economy. In order to harvest the massive plantations they had, slaves were the most efficient way. They worked for free! Plus, many people didn't think that slaves were people nor should they have rights. If slavery became illegal, they would need to get regular jobs for pay like all other people do. Freeing the slaves would also cause big issues for landowners. Not everybody could afford to hire help on their plantations.
What caused the slave trade in Africa?
The white plantation owners wanted to save money by not paying their workers so they decided to buy slaves. In the 1600's and 1700's there were lots of slaves for sale in Africa so the white people bought slaves from other Africans.
Were there ever white slaves?
White people have been slaves, as have been black people, yellow people, and red people. Slaves have come in all types of colors, and both genders; male and female. People of all ages, young and old, have been slaves.
Where did people get slaves from?
Most of the slaves came from Africa because most of them were black over there
Where did the Dutch buy slaves?
they did not buy slaves they just made people slaves
Did the south want slaves?
Slaves could do all the work that they did not wanna do for them. They were also very cheap so more people decided to buy them.
How many slaves would a person buy?
As many as we want
The Daily life of slaves in Athens?
there were slaves in Athens people buy them if you wants fun information about it then go to a libaray and ask them for the book you wounldn;t want to be a slave in Greece, it tells you all about Athens and their slaves. - Anna luc
Did everyone in the south own slaves?
No actually only a small amount of people actually did own slaves but those who did ran huge plantations, also the amount of people that owned slaves also greatly increased after the invention of the cotton gin which made cotton the main cash crop in the south causing many farmers to want to buy slaves.
Is there a Minecraft server where you can buy slaves and take them to any server you want?
i wish
What are 2 groups in the civil war?
The Confedracy, the people who slaves not banned, and the Union, the people who want slaves banned
What goods did the europeans want to buy or take from ghana?
slaves, gold and ivory.
Why did people want slaves in the south?
Business men would want slaves to work on their plantations. They wouldn't get paid so it was free labour.
Why did people need slaves at the cape?
they need slaves cuz the plantation owners which were the whites did not want to work.
What do people want to buy?
People want to buy stuff that you would use for the rest of your life.
Why did some people NOT want to end slavery and who were those people?
people wanted the slaves to do their work for them and some people eard some nice things from selling the slaves.
