Slavery and the Economy
Slavery was an economically viable institution between the years 1500 and 1860. When people started to come to America, they had to start an entirely new life, which took a lot of work. Some people looked towards slavery as a way to augment their workforce. Slavery proved important to the foundation of our country by providing those people with cheap labor, and instead of eventually being freed, like the indentured servants, citizens could keep slaves forever and treat them as property. During this time America needed help on the farms. Some citizens owned huge cotton fields, but did not have enough workers. At the time, most farmers were using indentured servants, but there was a fear of a poor landless class developing. Therefore, slaves were introduced into America. Slaves prevented this landless class from developing, while the Africans were also better workers than the indentured servants. The African slave trade was a very profi
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Approximate Word count = 640
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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