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In the south they had large farms called Plantations. The cotton industry spread and people needed help working but there weren't enough people to go around, so they started bringing in Africans to work as slaves. Slavery was encouraged by racism.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 10y agoBecause slavery had existed for so many years, well before even the American Revolution, slavery became part of the US culture. It worked well for owners of large plantations to buy slaves and have them work the fields.
Because no one had the foresight to see that forced labor would become such a large rift between the States, the plantation owners believed that slavery was the best way to farm their tobacco & cotton fields.
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∙ 8y agoBecause the cotton industry was labor intensive, and that labor meant working in the fields or picking cotton all day long. Most white Americans and new arrivals either worked in the new industries near the cities or wanted to farm for themselves. The offer of doing tedious and often back-breaking work under a hot sun found very few takers there.
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∙ 8y agoThe need for cheap labor was a major factor in the importance of slavery in the American South. The incomes of the wealthy plantation owners depended the forced labor that was performed by enslaved men, women and children. The cotton and tobacco economies in place at the time would have collapsed without the benefit of unpaid labor. Owners could pay their slaves nothing and yet reap the benefits of their labor. There were ongoing profits made by selling their children.
Slavery supported many business interests besides plantations. There were profitable slave trade networks that included the procuring, transporting, selling and financing of slaves.
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∙ 6y agoSlavery was cheap labor and Southern plantations exploited slave labor to grow and harvest crops. This was true before and during the US Civil War.
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∙ 13y agoBecause they wanted to just relax and have some one else do their work for them. It was encouraged by racism.
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∙ 10y agoWorkers were needed for large scale plantation farming.
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∙ 11y agoSlavery provided labor for the developing textile industries in the Southern colonies.
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What did Solon do to help the farmers?
He removed debt-slavery so that they were not destroyed by poor seasons.
What practice led to slavery in Georgia?
Slavery devoloped in Georgia because the people in Georgia needed more farmers, so they borrowed enslaved African Americans from South Carolina. Then increased the number of slaves in Georgia.
Important occupations in the southern New England and middle colonies?
southern colonies: farmers , etc.New England colonies: not much farming, whaling and doctors though.middle colonies: they were known as "bread basket" because of rich soil., so farming. Also fur traders.
The economy of the Southern Colonies was?
The Southern Colonies were of an agrarian economy, so they worked in agriculture, which called for plantations for the crops and the slaves to work on the crops. This became so deeply rooted that this is why the Southern Colonies that were soon to be the Southern States wished for slavery to be legal in the US.
Why was the 13th Amendment so important to Reconstruction?
because it abolished slavery
Why was slavery so important to the southern?
Slavery provided labor for the developing textile industries in the southern colonies.
Why did slavery take hold so strong in the southern US?
Southerners were mostly farmers at the time, and slaves worked for free, leaving the farmers with a leisurely life, acting only as a martinet.
Why was slavery so important in the middle colonies?
Slavery was important in the middle colonies because they were used as farmers. The soil in the middle colonies was very fertile. Slaves were also used as nannies for children
Why did slavery grow rapidly in Georgia?
there were a lot of farmers who needed help and thats why it is so big and why slavery grew so rapidly
Where were the Cherokee moved from and to?
The Cherokee Indians were moved from the west so the southern farmers could have more land to grow important crops like cotton which was demand greatly by northern factories who "opposed" of slavery
How did the Northern and Southern attitudes slavery differ?
the northern and southern states differed in their attitudes toward slavery because the northern states were against slavery while the southern states were all for slavery, in fact they had slaves. The northern and southern states disagreed about it so much that it caused a war, known as the civil war.
How did the northern and southern attitudes towards slavery differ?
the northern and southern states differed in their attitudes toward slavery because the northern states were against slavery while the southern states were all for slavery, in fact they had slaves. The northern and southern states disagreed about it so much that it caused a war, known as the civil war.
What did Solon do to help farmers?
He removed debt-slavery so that they were not destroyed by poor seasons.
What did Solon do to help the farmers?
He removed debt-slavery so that they were not destroyed by poor seasons.
Why is so Bolivia so important?
It excape slavery
Why is is important for farmers to cultivate their land?
It is important for farmers to cultivate their farms so the plants or crops grow nicely.
Why was the issue of slavery so important to the confederate states?
Slaves were mportant to southern states because the slaves did most of the labor and were thus a big part in powering their economy.
