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Because it saved the owners money, they could sell slaves, and fire their servants and save lots of money because you aren't paying the slaves money. The people of Africa looked different and had a different religion, and they didn't have any type of defence. So slave traders picked on them, like bullies pick on kids today, and many people acceped it because they weren't treated like people and weren't given human rights
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Why did Spain and Portugal use slavery?
Slavery was accepted all through the world until about the early 19th century.
How did people in the US view African slaves?
The majority of the population accepted slavery without reservation.
Did New Jersey agree with slavery?
It was the South that accepted slavery as their culture, but importing slaves came through different areas of the States. New Jersey was against slavery! There were indeed slaves in NJ.
When slavery begin in the unite states?
Slavery existed in the Americas prior to the formation of the United States in 1787. When the US Constitution was accepted, slavery was already there. The first African slaves were brought to the Jamestown colony in the 17th Century.
What kind compromise was necessary for the Constitution to be accepted?
The main compromise in the original US Constitution was about slavery, which was permitted in some states and prohibited in others.
When did African slavery start in the US?
Slavery in the United States is generally traced to 1620 and the Jamestown Colony in Virginia. At that time, slavery was an accepted practice in most of the world, including most of Africa.
How did sectionalism and the issue of slavery influence the Constitution?
There were many people that opposed slavery. For this reason it was necessary to include a section that banned slavery for the passing of the US Constitution to go through..
Was black people only getting slaved because of racism?
In the US, part of the reason slavery was accepted was because of racism but it wasn't the only reason.
Why did people get to accept slavery?
Slavery was accepted by some because of economic benefits, social norms, and the belief in racial superiority. It was also enforced through laws and systems that made it difficult for people to challenge or resist its practice.
What accomplishments did Abe have as president?
He ended slavery in 1862 and led us through the civil war.
Did the north like slavery?
It was not as accepted in the north, and was not as important in the economy, as for the south, without slavery there economy would fail.
How did the Holocaust and slavery end?
the Holocaust ended through military intervention. Slavery officially ended around the turn of the nineteenth century through political means. (or sixty years later in the US) Though many forms of slavery still exist today.
