Because the ethics and morals at that time allowed for slavery, and they wanted a cheap workforce. But this went for all who used slaves, it wasn't special for the british.
The first African slaves used by Europeans were used by the Portuguese, on the island of Sao Tome, to grow sugarcane. The Spanish were the first to use African slaves in the Americas (in the Caribbean), and the first English colony to use African slaves was Jamestown, Virginia (which was the first English colony in the New World). However, long before Europeans used African slaves, the Africans had slaves who were African!
Yes, when the slaves built the pyramids they had to use whips to make the slaves work.
The Spaniards were the first Europeans to use African slaves in the New World on islands such as Cuba and Hispaniola, where the native population starved themselves rather than work for the Spanish. Although the natives were used as forced labor, the spread of disease caused a shortage of labor, and so the Spanish colonists gradually became involved in the Atlantic slave trade.
They didn't use money, but their slaves did.
They sacrificed humans and slaves of war.
It was an economically viable option to use slaves.
The Spanish began using African slaves on their plantations due to a shortage of indigenous laborers caused by disease, exploitation, and resistance. African slaves were seen as a more available and cost-effective labor source for colonial agriculture.
what factor caused colonists to decide to use african slaves
The first African slaves used by Europeans were used by the Portuguese, on the island of Sao Tome, to grow sugarcane. The Spanish were the first to use African slaves in the Americas (in the Caribbean), and the first English colony to use African slaves was Jamestown, Virginia (which was the first English colony in the New World). However, long before Europeans used African slaves, the Africans had slaves who were African!
they used the slaves as they were instruckted to
southern colonies refused to use indians as forced labor
Indentured servants didn’t work because most of the time they melted into the population without serving the 7 years, but an African slave stood out and any person who was African was a slave. Virginia needed workers and slavery was the answer.
Some slaves from certain states were considered greater then the average slave. A state could consider their African Americans stronger or smarter and for that reason those slaves were more desirable and valuable.
The demand for labor in colonial economies, the decline of indentured servitude, and the belief in racial superiority contributed to colonists' decision to use African slaves. Africans were seen as a more cost-effective and easily controlled source of labor compared to European indentured servants.
Indians died too quickly Slaves didn't
So the settlers didn't have to do most of the work.
sugar