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Actually, they didn't , but used the native Americans living there. By 1690 St. Augustine, Florida was the refuge for slaves escaping the American colonies. In St. Augustine they were free and could live lives as free people.

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This began to happen because the Spaniards needed people to work the land they had found. This began the slave trade in the Americas.

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because they wanted more work to be done in their land

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The Native American population they had been using for slave labor died off in large numbers due to European diseases.

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they imported slaves so they could have people work for free instead of hiring workers so the could save money

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Cheap labour.

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Q: Why did the Spanish start bringing African slaves to their New World colonies in the early 1500s?
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