Slaves were mportant to southern states because the slaves did most of the labor and were thus a big part in powering their economy.
There were no workers and the economy was in ruins
In the ante-bellum South, slave labor was the basis for the agricultural economy, and it made plantation owners very rich.
because there slaves
Because that was when most of the slaves were freed
a necessary evil
the southern economy's counted on Cotton and Slaves . just Cotton and Slaves
Slaves were mportant to southern states because the slaves did most of the labor and were thus a big part in powering their economy.
because by selling or trading slaves they earned money for their economy
The South's economy was a farming economy. Many plantation owners relied on slaves work on the plantations.
Yes, some disobedient slaves were killed by excessive whipping. This, however, was not the case for all slaves and masters. While there were surely some mean owners, most of them treated their slaves fairly. This is because they knew how important the slaves were to their economy.
The overwhelming majority of slaves were field hands, picking cotton and planting and harvesting rice, tobacco, and sugar cane. The occupational distribution of slaves reflected the nature of the economy and society of the South.
The overwhelming majority of slaves were field hands, picking cotton and planting and harvesting rice, tobacco, and sugar cane. The occupational distribution of slaves reflected the nature of the economy and society of the South.
why is a strong economy important
Slavery in Rome was extremely important to the economy. Many slaves were highly educated and did skilled trades such as medicine or teaching. Other slaves were used as domestic servants, laborers, or in war.
Slaves were important for "economic development" and aristocrisy
The south had an economy built on cotton and slaves. Then when the cotton gin came into the picture the slaves were used less because of the gin worked faster than the slaves and so the demand in slaves dropped dramatically.