0
Slavery started in the colonies because of the need for cheap labor. The colonies needed people to work on the cotton farms.
It existed before the colonies ever were. it did not begin in the colonies..
Wiki User
∙ 7y ago
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoSlavery was only a major contribution to the economy in the southern colonies--Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. These states' economies depended on crops that required intensive cultivation by unskilled hands. Originally, indentured servants provided this labor. Unlike indentured servants, slaves could provide unpaid labor for their entire lifetimes and their children were also slaves. As a result, slaves became a sizable demographic in all the aforementioned states.
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoSlavery provided labor for the developing textile industries in the southern colonies.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoBecause most of the south owned big plantations and they needed many workers.
Wiki User
∙ 6y agoThey worked for free.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Was there slavory in the colony of viginia?
Yes, there was slavery in the Colony of Virginia. Even after Virginia became a state, slavery was still practiced. Technically, Virginia was a Southern State. During the American Civil War, Richmond, Virginia was actually the capital of the Confederate States of America.
When did Virginia become a colony?
in 1623
When did Virgina become a colony?
Virginia became a colony in 1607
What state or colony was the first to outlaw the importation of blacks for slavery?
Virginia
When and where did the African slave trade begin?
Slavery began in the Virginia Colony in 1619.
When did Massachusetts become the first colony to legalize slavery?
1641
What date did Virginia become a colony?
June 25, 1876 Virginia joined the union
What crop allowed the early English colony of Virginia to become profitable and survive?
Tobacco farming made the English colony of Virginia profitable
What were the chief products of the Virginia colony?
Peanuts, tobacco, and corn were produced by the Virginia Colony.
When did Virginia surrender its charter and become first royal colony?
1624
What did Bacons Rebellion reveal about the growth of the Virginia colony?
That serious social and geographical tensions between colonists existed and threatened the colony's stability.
What colony is Virginia in?
There is a colony called, The colony of Virginia. It is right where the state of Virginia now sits.
