Slaves formed families and had children.
Slavery was introduced to the English colonies because people were in need of labor to develop the lands. There was a lot of work to be done, and there was little money to pay for labor. The human trade was a solution to the issue. Although, this was not a humane practice.
Indentured servants, and then slaves.
Europeans forced those bought through the slave trade in Africa to work as indentured servants.
Work in tobacco fields was done by either African Slaves or indentured servants.
Slaves
Some planters viewed indentured servants as a source of cheap labor to help grow crops and increase profits. They preferred indentured servants over slaves as they were a more temporary and less expensive labor force.
Slaves formed families and had children.
Virginia planters transitioned to using slaves over indentured servants because slaves were a more cost-effective and permanent source of labor. Slaves could be bought and sold as property, ensuring a steady workforce, while indentured servants eventually gained freedom and land after their terms of service ended. Additionally, the transatlantic slave trade provided a steady supply of enslaved Africans to the colonies, making them a more convenient labor source for planters.
They used indentured servants.
America started to go to Africa to buy slaves
The establishment of tobacco farming in Virginia led to the importation of indentured servants and African slaves to work on the plantations. The demand for labor increased rapidly as tobacco became a profitable crop, prompting planters to turn to indentured servants and later to African slaves to meet their labor needs.
New England had indentured servants
Slaves
The most important social distinction in the seventeenth century Chesapeake colony was between the wealthy elite plantation owners and the indentured servants and enslaved laborers. The plantation owners had immense wealth and power, while the indentured servants and enslaved laborers were largely dependent on them for work and survival. This distinction shaped the economic and social structure of the colony, with the plantation owners dominating both politically and economically.
No. Indentured workers were very early in colonial history and slaves replaced them as workers.
There were large land owners, Planters/farmers, women who were pretty much homemakers, indentured servants, slaves, and artisans/craftsman.