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The most common crop in the old South was cotton. Picking and cleaning cotton is a very labor-intensive job, that took a LOT of people to do. Hiring people to do that work would have been ruinously expensive. "Free" labor looked pretty appealing from that perspective. The invention of the "cotton gin" to automate the process was the first step in the abolition of slavery.
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What caused African slaves to be brought to the Americas?
What caused African slaves to be brought to the Americas was the demand for cheap labor. They replaced indentured servants.
Did slavery in America start with African slaves?
yes the african slaves were brought to the americas
Why were the slaves treated like they were on the ships to the Americans?
because the americas didnt like the slaves
White slaves in America?
James II of England started white slavery in the Americas. The slaves were taken from Ireland and accounted for the majority of slaves in the Americas during that time period. During the late 1600s, Irish slaves cost less than African slaves.
Who carried the first shipment of slaves to the Americas?
Spai
Why did most of the slaves shipped to the Americas ennded up in Brazil and the Caribbean islands?
Most of the slaves shipped to the Americas ended up in Brazil and the Caribbean Islands because they needed a continual influx of new slaves.
What caused African slaves to be brought to the Americas?
What caused African slaves to be brought to the Americas was the demand for cheap labor. They replaced indentured servants.
Did the majority of slaves brought to the Americas from 1500 to 1870 came to Brazil?
The majority of slaves brought to the Americas from 1500 to 1870 came to Brazil
Did they have Hispanics as slaves?
In certain regions of the Americas, Hispanics were not enslaved as a group. Slavery predominantly involved Africans who were brought to the Americas as slaves.
How did the discovery of the Americas change the demand for slaves?
The discovery of the Americas led to a substantial increase in the demand for slaves. European colonization and the establishment of plantations created a need for cheap labor, which was fulfilled by the transatlantic slave trade. Slavery became a fundamental part of the economic system in the Americas, with millions of African slaves forcibly brought to work in industries such as agriculture and mining.
How did the british organize the shipment of slaves to the Americas?
In Britain, the chartered Royal African Company was granted a monopoly over the shipment of slaves to colonies in the Americas.
Did slavery in America start with African slaves?
yes the african slaves were brought to the americas
Why were the slaves treated like they were on the ships to the Americans?
because the americas didnt like the slaves
How many slaves were the British able to transport to the Americas when the demand for slaves was the highest?
650
Why can't Muslims be slaves?
Many of the Africans taken to the Americas as slaves were Muslims, so Muslims can be (or at least were) slaves.
White slaves in America?
James II of England started white slavery in the Americas. The slaves were taken from Ireland and accounted for the majority of slaves in the Americas during that time period. During the late 1600s, Irish slaves cost less than African slaves.
Why did Europeans import Africans to the Americas?
Initially slaves were brought to the Americas to work the sugarcane fields
