Because cotton does not sell for a very high price, you must have to pay your employees little to nothing in order to actually earn money. So, they used the slaves because they did not have to pay them anything, besides food, which, can actually be cheaper.
Of course, this was all before the giant farming machines were invented, such as the tractor.
Slavery provided labor for the developing textile industries in the southern colonies.
The North believed in a free labor system and the South believed in a slave labor system.
I believe it was slavery.
labor shortages, slavery and cash crops led to the development of the Plantation system.
It delayed the establishment of slavery in the South until about 1750
The labor system in the Southern United States before the Civil War was based on slavery, with African Americans being forced to work on plantations under brutal conditions. This system was central to the Southern economy, especially in the production of cotton and other crops. The abolition of slavery following the Civil War led to the emergence of sharecropping and tenant farming as alternative labor systems in the South.
A coercive labor system means a forced labor system as in slavery or an indentured laborer (a slave guaranteed freedom after service).
Slavery provided labor for the developing textile industries in the southern colonies.
Slavery provided labor for the developing textile industries in the southern colonies.
A system of free labor with fair wages, safe working conditions, and worker protections should replace slavery. This can be achieved by implementing laws that protect workers' rights, promoting equality and opportunities for all individuals to engage in dignified work. Efforts should focus on eradicating forced labor, child labor, and exploitative work practices.
The term used to describe a system of forced labor in which a person is considered to be the property of another person is slavery. Slavery involves the complete control and ownership of individuals, who are treated as commodities and exploited for their labor.
The North believed in a free labor system and the South believed in a slave labor system.
slavery
Slavery
indentured servitude (Study Island)
I believe it was slavery.
labor shortages, slavery and cash crops led to the development of the Plantation system.