They used slave labor to produce cash crops.
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For religious freedom and for trade.
Royal African Company
The slave trade increased after Bacon's Rebellion because then the colonists realized that indentured servants were very radical and not worth the risk. Also, at that time, the life expectancy of a slave had gone up so slaves were a better investment. The year of Bacon's Rebellion is 1676.
so they can continue the trade with them :))))))))))))))
african slave trade was a horrible time