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The number of enslaved africans in southern colonies increased dramatically in the late 1600s mostly to satisfy the need for?
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The number of enslaved Africans in the southern colonies increased dramatically to meet the demands of large scale plantations for agricultural workers. Observation of the economic growth of Caribbean plantations and how their profit margins had improved by ditching Amerindian slaves and replacing them with African slaves, served to ignite massive growth of enslaved people in the southern colonies.
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The number of enslaved Africans in Southern colonies increased in the late 1600s mostly to satisfy the need for cheap labor on plantations, especially for labor-intensive crops like rice, indigo, and tobacco. This demand for labor was driven by the profitability and expansion of the plantation system in the colonies.
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Why were enslaved Africans in the southern colonies?
They were used as cheap labor.
How did creating a community help enslaved africans?
They had to work hard for there community
What is the total population for enslaved people in colonies from 1600-1850?
how many enslaved people from 1600s to the 1850s
Why did the value of enslaved people increase?
The value of enslaved people increased because of their key role in producing cotton and sugar.
How did enslaved Africans help create societies in the new world?
their cultures, values, traditions, and beliefs were kept alive and spread in society
Why were enslaved africans the main workforce in the southern colonies?
The Africans that were enslaved in the Southern Colonies were the main workforce because the settlers did not have the endurance or skills to do the work. Africans were strong, skilled, and were able to endure the climate better than the people who enslaved them.
Where do enslaved Africans work in the southern colonies?
Plantations
Why were enslaved Africans in the southern colonies?
They were used as cheap labor.
Where did the enslaved Africans work in the southern colonies?
i would say in the backcontrys
Where did most enslaved Africans live in North America?
in the southern Colonies
Explain how enslaved africans were treated after they reached the colonies in the Americans?
Try to hate
What did the thirteen colonies use to trade with the west indies for enslaved Africans?
Whiskey
Why did some English settlers bring enslaved africans to the southern colonies in the 1600s?
In 1670, English settlers used enslaved Africans as laborers for growing rice,tobacco,and indigo.
Why the use of enslaved workers increased in the colonies?
They discovered waffles.
Who was the African American who was en slaved in the 13 colonies?
Can you be more specific? There were hundreds of Africans who were enslaved in the 13 colonies.
What was the main reason the Portuguese and Spanish enslaved Africans in New World colonies?
for slaves
Who benefited from the establishment of the British colonies in the Americas?
The English benefited from the colonies. They benefited because by bringing enslaved Africans to America, they had someone to raise their profitable crops so they could be sold.They also benefited by bringing lots of enslaved Africans to the colonies and selling them for profits also.
