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What was the main source of labor for the early American colonies?
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∙ 6y ago
Their children, I think. "Children were economic assets in an agricultural society and families tended to be large. Parents taught children their gender roles and responsibilities."
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 6y agoIndentured servants were the first source, but slaves soon replaced them. The first slave arrived in 1619.
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What main source of labor was in the early American colonies?
Indentured servants were the first source, but slaves soon replaced them. The first slave arrived in 1619.
Southern colonies developed an economy based on what?
The South's economy was based on Farming. They used African American Slaves to do the work. There were few factories, unlike the North who had an industrial economy.
How did the colonies make themselves richer and more powerful?
Slavery was instituted by the colonies that made them richer. This made hard, cheap labor which saved (and made) them money.
What stand's for AFL?
Arena football league or American football league or American Federation of Labor
Why was Saint-Domingue one of the richest colonies in the Caribbean?
It used slave labor to grow cash crops for the world market.
What main source of labor was in the early American colonies?
Indentured servants were the first source, but slaves soon replaced them. The first slave arrived in 1619.
In what British north American colonies was slavery legally established by the early 1700s?
Slavery was legally established in the British North American colonies of Virginia and Maryland by the early 1700s. These colonies relied heavily on enslaved labor for their agricultural economies, particularly in tobacco cultivation.
Why did European traders begin acquiring African slaves in the early 1600s?
they needed cheap labor for their american colonies
What activities in the American colonies began to depend on the slave labor of the africans?
In the American colonies growing cotton depended on slave labor
What was the labor source in the Middle Colonies?
Immigrants and slaves
Why did the spanish start bringing African slaves to their New World colonies in the early 1500?
The Native American population they had been using for slave labor died off in large numbers due to European diseases.
Why did the southern colonies adopt an unfree labor system as their major source of labor?
because they could
Why did Spain turn to Africa to provide labor for American colonies?
Why did Spain turn to Africa to provide labor for its Americas Colonies?
Why were slaves use in American colonies to perform labor?
There were not enough workers.
Indentured servants?
Indentured servants were individuals who signed a contract to work for a set period in exchange for passage to the American colonies, food, and shelter. They were not considered free individuals and had limited rights. Indentured servitude was common in the early American colonies as a way to address labor shortages.
What factor in the choice of labor was used in the American colonies?
Native American populations were greatly reduced by disease.
What was the factor in the choice of labor used in the American colonies was?
Native American populations were greatly reduced by disease.
