the first African Americans in the English colony were brought to Plymouth rock by George Washington.
The first African Americans in the English colonies were brought to Jamestown.
10 million
southern colonies refused to use indians as forced labor
Jamestown, VA
Jamestown.
The first African Americans in the English colonies were brought to Jamestown.
I think that African-Americans were brought over on boats and were captured by the Europeans.
The first African slaves were brought to Virginia by the English in the 17th Century, but Spain probably had them in their American colonies earlier than that.
Africa and Europe
European governments and proprietors of colonies brought indentured servants from Europe. They also brought captives from African and kept them in slavery.
The British (English).
The Dutch introduced the first African slaves to Jamestown in 1619. This event marked the beginning of slavery in the English colonies in North America.
The first African slaves were brought to the Americas primarily to work on plantations producing cash crops such as sugar, tobacco, and cotton. Their labor was crucial for the economic prosperity of European colonies in the Americas.
1619
10 million
southern colonies refused to use indians as forced labor
In 1619 the first slave came to the colonies and as the need for workers evolved the use of slavery grew.