They couldn't fight off their rivals, who had guns, and the Africans were needed for slavery, and they provided cheap and easy labor.
1619
south carolina
Virginia
They brought them for their knowledge in farming and cleaning.
The colony were Africans among the first colonists was South Carolina.
The colony were Africans among the first colonists was South Carolina.
In the Carolina Colony.
In the Carolina Colony.
They inspired Africans to rebel against Saint-Domingue's unfair government.
Slaves were bought do field work. They were sold for profit and sometimes because they were prisoners of war or criminals and the people holding them wanted to get rid of them.
The first colony to import enslaved Africans in 1619 was Virginia. A group of about 20 enslaved Africans was brought to Jamestown, marking the beginning of a system of racial slavery in the English colonies. This event laid the groundwork for the extensive use of slave labor in the agricultural economy of the American South.
In the South Carolina colony, labor was primarily performed by enslaved Africans who were brought to work on plantations cultivating cash crops like rice and indigo. The colony's economy heavily relied on this forced labor system due to the labor-intensive nature of these crops. Additionally, some indentured servants and free laborers contributed to the workforce, but their numbers were significantly smaller compared to enslaved individuals.