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Slavery was accepted in the colonies primarily for economic reasons, as it provided a cheap source of labor for plantations and agricultural work. Additionally, there were existing racial prejudices that dehumanized African slaves and justified their enslavement in the eyes of many colonists. The legal and social structures of the time also supported and perpetuated the institution of slavery.

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What were two southern colonies initially opposed to slavery?

The colonies of Georgia and North Carolina initially opposed slavery. However once plantations begin being built there was a need for cheap labor and slavery was accepted.


What religoious group opposed slavery in 1688 Quakers or Puritans?

puritans Quakers accepted slaves in there new colonies


Why did slavery replace indentured servitude in the colonies as time went out?

Slavery arrived in the colonies in 1619 so the colonies started with slavery.


Was there slavery in the northern colonies?

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Compare and contrast slavery in the southern colonies to slavery in the northern colonies?

Slavery in the southern colonies was more widespread and deeply ingrained in the economy, as it was predominantly focused on large-scale agricultural plantations producing cash crops like cotton and tobacco. In contrast, slavery in the northern colonies was less widespread and primarily focused on domestic service or skilled labor, as the northern economy was more diverse and not as reliant on slave labor for agricultural production. Additionally, attitudes towards slavery in the northern colonies were generally more mixed compared to the southern colonies where it was widely accepted and supported.


What type of colonies were the southern colonies?

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In which colonies was slavery allowed?

The "plantation colonies" allowed slavery. Those colonies were Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and georgia.


Did all regions colonies work with slavery?

In Colonial America, all colonies had slavery when the Revolutionary War began.


Why was slavery introduced to the britsh colonies?

Slavery was introduced to the British colonies to support the labor-intensive cultivation of crops.


Why did slavery arise in the European colonies?

To provide labor for the colonies.


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Slavery in the southern colonies increased after the invention of the cotton gin. This invention made plantation agriculture extremely lucrative; slavery was abolished in 1865.