Reasons, Causes And Details Of Plantation Slavery

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that slaves could be the next source of labor on their plantations.
Before slaves came into the picture, indentured servants were the only source of labor colonists had. The population of indentured servants was decreasing because of many factors. They were running away from the masters, dying from diseases. When word of the treatment of indentured servants was heard in England less people wanted to become indentured servants because of the treatment they received from the masters.
The indentured servants were decreasing fast and the need for labor was need very much so.
Tobacco was the main source of income for most of the colonists. All of the colonies economy was based on tobacco. Tobacco growing required a lot of land and large work forces. The demand for this and the availability of slaves started the use of slavery in the colonies. There were also many advantages of having slaves over the previous indentured servants. A problem with the indentured servants was that ...

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brought from Africa were kidnapped or sold by their tribes to slave catchers for violating tribal commands. Some of the slaves were even traded for sugar, tobacco, and other products. The slaves that werent killed in the slave catching raids were chained together. Slaves did not understand what was happening to them when they were being caught. The slaves that were captured had never seen a white man before and they were crammed in boats with other tribes who spoke different languages. These slaves would never see their families again. They were crammed in ships for weeks. Many slaves commited suicide because of the suffering in these boats. When the ships finally reached ...

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