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The Southern needed slave labor because the slave were forced to work on plantations and large farms to pick cotton from the fields. Since cotton was cash crop for the southern territories, they relied on slavery to pick many cotton so they become even wealthier and they don't have to work for it!
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoBy definition a slave is someone who does work for no pay and/or without any ability to refuse to work. Because of this many people in the early colonies had slaves, be it of African, English, Spanish, or other descent. The end result is free/extremely inexpensive labor.
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∙ 13y agoThe colonies used slaves as a cheep source of labor to grow tobacco and sugarcane.
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∙ 15y agoThere were not enough workers.
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∙ 12y agocuz southeners are hicks
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Did the New England and Middle Colonies and Southern Colonies all have slavery?
Southern Colonies had slaves to do their work on the plantation, Middle Colonies had some slaves but they were kinda in the middle, while the New England Colonies had no slaves.
Who lived in the Southern colonies?
slaves and english
Slaves were held in all thirteen of the original colonies?
Slaves were held in all thirteen of the original colonies. Or True.
Some jobs of the southern colonies?
finding slaves
Southern Colonies society?
The southern colonies society was mainly made up of slaves. These colonies had been established Great Britain with the rich people owning vast lands which they used as plantations where slaves worked.
Did the New England and Middle Colonies and Southern Colonies all have slavery?
Southern Colonies had slaves to do their work on the plantation, Middle Colonies had some slaves but they were kinda in the middle, while the New England Colonies had no slaves.
What were the main cash crops in the southern colonies How did they contribute to the use of slavery?
Rice was the main cash crop in the southern colonies. This contributed to slaves because it took many slaves to work a rice plantation. :)
What was bad about the southern colonies?
slaves
What is the reason for African slaves being brought into the British colonies in Southern North America in the 17th century?
southern colonies refused to use indians as forced labor
What were slaves allowed to do in the southern colonies?
work
Who worked on the plantations in the southern colonies?
SLAVES
Who lived in the Southern colonies?
slaves and english
Which of the 13 colonies had slaves?
the southern ones
Slaves were held in all thirteen of the original colonies?
Slaves were held in all thirteen of the original colonies. Or True.
How were African slaves treated by southern colonies?
The middle colonies treated them better. But in southern colonies they were mostly treated pretty bad.
Why were there less slaves in the southern colonies than in the northern colonies?
There was not less slaves in the southern colonies than the northern colonies. The northern colonies were based more on indursty, where they mostly did their work by themselves. The south was based off of economy and plantations, so they needed a lot of workers. (slaves.)
What were the primary cash crops in the southern colonies?
slaves
