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Slaves in America were used for a variety of purposes. In the north, more affluent families kept slaves as domestic servants to cook and clean. Slaves could also be used for tasks in production, and some were taught to be skilled craftsmen or ironworkers. However, the vast majority of slaves were used on the vast plantations of the south. There, they planted, tended, and picked the crops (the most common of which was cotton, but also included tobacco, rice, and indigo) for extended hours essentially every day of their lives.
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Did the slaves voluntarily go to America?
Not at all. They were forced to become slaves and work for the whites.
Why were slaves brought from America to Africa?
Why of course to make a living off the backs of the slaves. They brought slaves to America to work their fields and land pretty much they built this country off the backs of the slaves.
When and where the first slaves sold in America?
when and where were the first slaves sold in america
What did African woman do when they were brought to America?
They'd work in the fields, farming or be used as sex slaves by their owners.
Why did slaves go to America and what for?
When the native population declined, slaves were brought to America do perform work that Europeans wouldn't do. Africans were considered desirable for this purpose because they were easily distinguished from Europeans, were not Christians, and had no national government to protect them.
