Slavery originated from a concept known as indentured servitude. One half to two thirds of all immigrants to Colonial America arrived as indentured servants. At times, as many as 75% of the population of some colonies were under terms of indenture. Even on the frontier, according to the 1790 U.S. Census, 6% of the Kentucky population was indentured. The historic basis for indenture grew out of English agricultural servitude and began because of labor shortages in England and in the colonies. It developed at a time when England had a great number of people being displaced from farming. This led to an early growth of the indentured labor system.

The importation of white servants under contracts known as indentures proved more profitable as a short-term labor source than enslaving Indians or using free labor. Eventually, the final attempt to ease labor shortages was ensl

The economy of the South was based upon agriculture unlike the industrial cities in the North. Farmers needed many workers to do their hard labor, but they did not want to pay the cost of providing the indentured servants with shelter, food, and clothing. They turned to slavery because they didn't have any obligation to provide slaves with anything. The choice to use slaves over indentured servants allowed farmers to make more money because they did not have to provide for the slaves.

Slavery was common all over the world until 1794 when France signed the Act of the National Convention abolishing slavery. It would take America about a hundred years to do the same. George Washington, America's first President was also a slave owner. He claimed he deplored slavery but did not release his slaves. Washington wasn't the only president to have slaves. Thomas Jefferson wrote, "All men are created equal" but died leaving his Blacks in slavery. In 1775 Black Americans were sent to fight in the revolutionary army. The British proposed that if a Black man was to join their army, they would be set free afterwards. America originally planned not to let the Blacks fight in the army, but when hearing this, let them enlist. Only Georgia and South Carolina refused to let them enlist, but paid for their racism when each lost 25,000 Blacks to the British. The slaves returned on an honorable discharge after securing America's freedom, but not their own.

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