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Before the widespread use of enslaved labor, both Native Americans and indentured servants were involved in the cultivation of cotton and tobacco. Native American tribes had been growing and harvesting tobacco long before European colonization. Additionally, European indentured servants, who signed contracts to work for a set number of years in exchange for passage to America, also participated in these labor-intensive crops during the early colonial period.
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What crops did African slaves grow?
Slaves were uses through out history to do just about anything. Slaves in the carribean were first brought in to harvest sugar cane for Europe. The malasses produced during the process led to the discovery of rum by slaves. Slaves in the US were many harvestors of cotton and tobacco. They also did mostly all manual labor including the construction of the Capitol and the first White House.
What did slaves pick on Southern US farms and plantations?
Primarily, cotton and tobacco.
Who picked cotton before slaves?
Before the widespread use of enslaved labor, cotton was picked by indentured servants and free laborers in Europe and America. Additionally, Native Americans also participated in early cotton cultivation and harvesting. The transition to slave labor became prevalent as the demand for cotton increased, particularly in the Southern United States during the 19th century.
How much did slaves pick?
Cotton slaves picked around 150-200 pounds of cotton a day per person.
What did african slaves grow?
3 of the main things they grew were sugar, tobacco and cotton
What are the main 3 crops that slaves picked?
Cotton, Tobacco and sugar
How is cotton picked?
Cotton is currently picked by machine. They used to have slaves pick the cotton in the south by hand. You seem to have forgotton the people (both white & black) that picked cotton after the slaves & before the cotton picking machines.
What crops did slaves grow before cotton that started with the letter T?
Tobacco.
What was traded in Virginia?
Tobacco, cotton, indigo, and slaves.
Who picked the cotton on the plantation?
Back in the way back days, slaves did. HMMM! I was not a slave & I picked cotton on a Mississippi plantation!
What kind of work did the slaves do?
They picked cotton and did chores for the white.
What resulted the African American slaves?
They picked cotton swiftly.
What was traded in Virginia colony?
Tobacco, cotton, indigo, and slaves.
How is cotton extraceted?
In today's society it is picked by a machine in the fields. Back before the machine was invented slaves or others did it by hand and picked out the seeds. Now the machine sorts and picks out the seeds.
What crops did African slaves grow?
Slaves were uses through out history to do just about anything. Slaves in the carribean were first brought in to harvest sugar cane for Europe. The malasses produced during the process led to the discovery of rum by slaves. Slaves in the US were many harvestors of cotton and tobacco. They also did mostly all manual labor including the construction of the Capitol and the first White House.
What did slaves pick?
Yes. Indigo & tobacco were also what slaves picked.
What did slaves pick on Southern US farms and plantations?
Primarily, cotton and tobacco.
